bad drivers: women..

Women… strange creatures. They can be perfect for many things but ı dont think that they are actually good at driving. There are many reasons about this situation, for instance gender.. as we know gender also effects driving habits. Maybe because women are so sensitive and coward, they can not think what have to be done in emergency situations or they cant behave courageously, which makes things much worse. And nowadays we can clearly see that women also use alcohol while driving and even do many things wrong. Another reason for this is stamina. Women are more sensitive than men and that’ s why they cant bear long miles. There are many reasons about that topic and this shows us that men are much better than women but at driving (:

Women- bad drivers?

Meltem,
Yes I agree with you on this panic or not to panic matter while driving. And yes women tend to have a more panicky character and tend to panic more in an emergency situation compared to men's being calmer in these situations. And tight dresses, highheels and mini skirts; why women insist on putting themselves in such uncomfortable clothing and put themselves and others at risk trying to drive and make-up at the same time!...

Hi everyone,
I think women are bad drivers. Or we can say that they are worse than men. Sometimes when I walk on the street, I see some drivers who do some mistakes, while driving. And I wonder that is the driver a man or a women; that`s why I look. And mostly I come across a woman. Also women have a panic personality. When they come across an emergency situation, they get panic. And they can`t do anything with a healthy concious. Think them in this situation! They can`t drive, can they? But men can be more serious, coldbloodeed in an emergency situation. And the last thing for me is women` s wearings. Most of them choose skirts, highheet shoes. And of course these shoes are not suitable for driving.
When I look at these points, I think women are bad drivers. I hope we can drive without mistakes in the future :) meltem

Week2- New Discussion: Who are better drivers, men or women?

Dear all,
I wanted to take the discussion online so that we can carry that on for a little further. The topic was:
Women / men are better drivers.
Here is the ground, speak up your mind. I'll start first, here is what I think, backed up with some statistics:

Those who think women are good drivers, here is some statistics from a report in the US, which says the rate of accidents involving female motorists increased 14 percent in the last 30 years, while there has been a 11 percent decline in the accidents in which male drivers were involved. How about that? And the same study argues that more and more women today are driving agressively and show road rage. I think the gap is closing between male and female drivers in bad driving behavior!...

Week 2-online discussion continued

Hi all,
Each week we lead an online discussion about a topic (an argumentative topic like the ones asked in your final exam). Last week's discussion was:
Universities don't prepare the young people for the real world.
It is only Hatice and me who stated their ideas on the issue so far (see the posts below). We expect you too to speak up your ideas on the topic.

Universities do prepare us for the real world- agreeing with Hatice

Hatice,
I agree with you. I think universities do prepare the students for the real world! As someone who has gone through the experience already, I should say my university experience helped me prepare for the real world afterwards. I not only learned academic skills but also survival skills. What I mean is the university taught me how to live on a limited budget, deal with household, manage a social life, pay the bills, etc. You learn to stand on your own feet, mature intellectually and emotionally. To cut it short, you enter the university as a kid, walk away as a grown up...

Universities prepare us for the real world

Actually I strongly believe that universities prepare us for the real world. First of all, when we come to university, we start studying more comprehensively, which lets us improve both our skills and thoughts. And with this extensive progress, we can be kind of individuals that have so much abilities. As we know universities are situated in many places and this gives us the opportunity to take care of ourselves. Because we start to live apart from our families,we have to live on our own and have to do all our works by ourselves. And we can meet many kinds of people from everywhere in the world. Thanks to universities, we can be aware of the real world. In addition to them , universities includes many social and cultural activities that everyone can join and enjoy themselves. For all these things and even much more them, it is graphically seen that universities provide us many oppartunities (sp) and prepare us for the real world.

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