A French road safety association is urging people to “drive like a woman” to reduce the number of traffic deaths. Victimes & Citoyens, a group dedicated to supporting the victims of road accidents, has launched a campaign to try to debunk the “misogynistic” stereotype that men are better drivers than women.
“When we look at the figures, they are clear: to stay alive behind the wheel, the best thing for men to do is adopt the same behavior as women,” the campaign’s website says. Victimes & Citoyens also cited data showing that 88% of young drivers are killed by men, 93% of drunk drivers involved in accidents are men, and women are eight times less likely than their male counterparts to have a fatal accident on the road.
