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Armenia — A car with the “Warning! Female Driver” sign attached, Yerevan, 21Mar2016

Number of Female Drivers Keeps Growing in Armenia

Posted on 21.03.2016 by ditord

Women behind the wheel are no longer an exotic sight in Yerevan. I frequently find my car sandwiched between two female drivers on the street. And those are the rare moments, when I feel safe… because I’ve never seen a female driver take an especially risky maneuver just to prove a point or please their ego so far.

There are 41,233 female drivers in Armenia according to RA Police Spokesman Ashot Aharonian. This is a sharp rise from 16,000 in 2014.
Since there are roughly 433,000 cars driven on Armenia’s roads, we could conclude that female drivers make up nearly 10% of drivers.
Even more interesting is the fact that female drivers are rarely involved in traffic accidents. For example, in 2014 (the only year for which I can find information), there were 2824 traffic accidents and only 10 of those had female drivers involved, or 0,35%.
stock-vector-high-heel-shoes-road-sign-elegant-black-silhouette-information-icon-female-driver-symbol-353790242Despite all these very hopeful statistics, I often see female drivers sticking this incredibly sexist sign onto their cars. It basically means — watch out, there’s a woman behind the wheel.
There are, of course, some pretty bad female drivers on Yerevan’s streets too… this video was made by a friend of mine from our office balcony. A female driver violated half a dozen traffic rules to park on a central Yerevan street. But let’s just say, when I was learning to drive, my parking skills weren’t much better. And overall, I stand by my claim — most women drive very safely in Armenia and I wish they’d stop using that stupid sign!

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