MNM Issue 3 vol 3 | Page 22

MNM SURVEY

THE TERMINOLOGY TEST

WHAT WOMEN KNOW ABOUT CARS

BY FATIHAH RASHID

F or the longest time,

women have been branded with the
stigma of being horrible drivers. So much so that if a male driver is a bad driver, he’ d probably
be labelled a“ lady driver” too.
Now many of us find this rather unfair( to say the least), because in this day and age there are female rally and race drivers, and there are many good lady drivers on our roads too; some drive even better than the so-called macho men.
Another common misconception about women is that they don’ t know“ nuts” about cars. A woman who is capable of changing her own tyres and motor oil is considered to be an amazing anomaly. So do women really know more about cars than people tend
to think?
To answer that question, MNM conducted a quick survey with everyday female motorists asking them to define some terms that are very commonly used in motoring articles.
You be the judge.
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