Why do women use phones in cars?

I see men on their phones also.

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Ha I guess space 1999 joke didn't really cut it. Maybe they will be back with better material.

I see plenty of guys do this too, it really annoys me

To think I may not make it home some day because the jackass in the next lane needs to take a call or send a text…This is one of the few everyday things that genuinely pisses me off and the penalties for phone use behind the wheel should be much more severe

to keep their ankles warm?

I've posted this many times in the past. It's over-dependence on, and addiction to, the stupidphone. And it's not just women or a certain age group who do this. I was waiting in line at a fast-food restaurant and their were five people ahead of me; four of the five were hunched over staring at screens. Three were men and one was an elderly woman in her late 70s or early 80s.

I, too, would like to know what is so-o-o important on those screens that they can't divert their eyes for even a few seconds, even when their own personal safety and that of others is at stake. What is worth falling down stairs or walking into traffic... or worse, killing an innocent bystander?

That's why I call these devices "stupidphones." Users may think it makes them smarter, but the opposite is occurring. People are becoming dumbed-down and lazy, and the sad part is, they are doing this to themselves voluntarily. Some can't perform simple tasks without implementing some silly "phone app." Their entire lives revolve around a stupid electronic toy.

Two of the biggest scourges of our world today are the stupidphone and the social media. These are contributing to the fragmentation and polarization of society. I can see our downfall on the horizon.

I don't see women here posting why it's important to text and drive, probably because:

A) my post is incorrectly perceived as 'woman bashing', when it totally isn't. just asking WHAT and WHY women are seen in cars on phones so much. based on FACTS of my observations in MY area. of course men do to, but in my area, its a lot lower than the women.

B) they feel bad or guilty about it now

C) they know there is nothing that important so not worth posting about

Ok, I’ll bite and make a few arguments

Due to the gender pay gap, fewer woman can afford newer model cars that have built-in bluetooth handsfree systems.

Lots of women are mothers (or nannies) and have to coordinate with kids about picking them up from one place and driving them to another.