Women are also less likely to be deluded into thinking of the car as their second skin. While men and women want the same attributes from a car, they want them in a different order of priority, with safety a much higher priority for women. Men are also involved in more fatal accidents. In fact insurance companies recognise that men and women present different levels of risk while driving. Overall, more men than women hold driving licences, while women of all age groups over 20 are more dependent on public transport than men.
Men use their cars for business trips and long-distance commuting.
Many women say they would happily swap their cars for pleasant walking conditions and better public transport. About Arjab Basu Arjab is an MBA in Motor Industry Economics from Cardiff Business School, U.K . But even in its androgynous soft-focus incarnation, the motorist still seems to be an exclusive, predominantly masculine category. Women don't just have their eye on the road, but also on the pavement. It's as well that that should continue.