Subaru: Stop Selling Cars Where Women Can't Drive

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  1. RSConvert

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  2. wrxin8or

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    i bet their accident rates are lower there
     
  3. Matt

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    Do they have kitchens in their garages? Do they even have garages? Do they even have kitchens?
     
  4. Raziel1

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    I don't see how this is Subaru's problem. Petitioning a car company is the least of their worries. Those women deserve every right to drive...who else is gonna haul groceries and pick up the kids from day care? smh
     
  5. John

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    I don't even know what to say to that.
     
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    I bet their insurance rates are lower as well. :wiggle:
     
  7. Matt

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    do they even have car insurance?
     
  8. J_P

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    Driving seems to be a battle not chosen wisely here. Might want to start with not having to only leave the house with a male relative. Definitely a rights issue there, but I fail to see how not selling a Subaru there has any impact at all towards changing that. If they want a Subaru they will import it from somewhere anyway. Interesting times. Buy a helmet.
     
  9. nygiant

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    I don't see how the laws of another country are of our concern....they probably have a better control over their women than we do anyway. They keep them in the kitchen and at home watching the kids.
     
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  10. Cool_____

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    Heh. Statistics say:

    Violations for which men scored at least 50 percent higher than women:
    TYPE OF VIOLATION RATIO M:F
    Reckless driving 3.41
    DUI 3.09
    Seatbelt violations 3.08
    Speeding 1.75
    Failure to yield 1.54
    Stop sign/signal violation 1.53

    Fatal passenger vehicle crash involvements per 100 million miles traveled, by driver age and gender, April 2001–March 2002:

    Age Male Female Total

    16-19
    Male
    Crash Involvements: 4,257
    Miles: 46,427,394,010
    Rate: 9.2

    Female
    Crash Involvements: 1,852
    Miles: 35,264,476,105
    Rate: 5.3

    Both
    Crash Involvements: 6,109
    Miles: 81,691,870,114
    Rate: 7.5


    20-29

    Male
    Crash Involvements: 8,949
    Miles: 225,999,581,860
    Rate: 4.0

    Female
    Crash Involvements: 3,172
    Miles: 156,283,683,955
    Rate: 2.0

    Both
    Crash Involvements: 12,122
    Miles: 382,283,265,815
    Rate: 3.2


    30-59

    Male
    Crash Involvements: 15,027
    Miles: 845,507,965,689
    Rate: 1.8

    Female
    Crash Involvements: 6,946
    Miles: 551,350,306,430
    Rate: 1.3

    Both
    Crash Involvements: 21,973
    Miles: 1,396,858,272,119
    Rate: 1.6

    60-69

    Male
    Crash Involvements: 2,097
    Miles: 128,814,817,845
    Rate: 1.6

    Female
    Crash Involvements: 1,008
    Miles: 64,778,212,790
    Rate: 1.6

    Both
    Crash Involvements: 3,105
    Miles: 193,593,030,635
    Rate: 1.6


    70-Plus

    Male
    Crash Involvements: 3,148
    Miles: 76,991,652,560
    Rate: 4.1

    Female
    Crash Involvements: 1,571
    Miles: 39,093,332,009
    Rate: 4.0

    Both
    Crash Involvements: 4,719
    Miles: 116,084,984,569
    Rate: 4.1


    Total*

    Male

    Crash Involvements: 33,733
    Miles: 1,324,373,970,682
    Rate: 2.5

    Female
    Crash Involvements: 14,633
    Miles: 847,734,931,097
    Rate: 1.7

    Both
    Crash Involvements: 48,638
    Miles: 2,172,108,901,779
    Rate: 2.2
     
  11. mokinbird87

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    stats dont tell you that those males got in the accident by trying to avoid the women who were either doing the makeup or texting and swerving into my lane :naughty:
     
  12. slowwrx

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    You know if you don't let women drive they won't get in wrecks at all. Maybe they are just looking out for their saftey....
     
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