Study: Women Better at Parking Than Men

(EndPlay Staff Reports) - A study out of the U.K. found that women are better at parking than men.

National Car Parks, or NCP, is a large operator of parking services in the U.K. The company surveyed 2,500 drivers and rated them on different aspects of driving over a month. With the maximum score of 20, the survey rated women an average of 13.4 and men on average of 12.3, reported The Daily Mail .

"I was quite surprised by the results because, in my experience, men have always been the best learners and usually performed better in lessons," driver instructor Neil Beeson, who designed the test, told the news site.

"However, it's possible that women retain the information better. The report shows that men need to give our partners more respect when it comes to parking. The facts don't lie," said Beeson, who was featured in the documentary, "Last Chance Driving School."

According to a news release from NCP, the survey rated how well each sex successfully completed the following parking tasks:

• Appropriate space-finding speed – 64 percent (men), 92 percent (women);
• Good or very good "pre-parking pose" – 53 percent (men), 77 percent (women);
• Reverse into space – 28 percent (men); 39 percent (women);
• Forward into space – 72 percent (men); 61 percent (women);
• Speed of maneuver – 16 seconds (men); 21 seconds (women);
• Reposition shuffle – 29 percent (men); 56 percent (women);
• Central finish – 25 percent (men); 53 percent (women).

The study also tested an ability to correctly position the car before entering the parking bay. It found that some 39 percent of women chose to back into a space (which driving instructors prefer), compared to 28 percent of men, according to The Daily News.

And while 53 percent of women parked centrally in the space (compared to 25 percent of men), 56 percent of women would readjust their car (compared to only 29 percent of men).