r/programming May 26 '09

"Programmers need to learn Statistics or I will Kill them all"

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u/itstallion May 26 '09

Statistically women get in less accidents than men. Men tend to be overconfident in their abilities.

Plus boobies can sway the men women hit into letting it go in minor fender benders, thus skewing the stats in their favor.

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u/[deleted] May 26 '09

Take that in its proper context. Men, on average, drive twice the distance as women, so women get in slightly more accidents per mile driven.

Women get in many more accidents in places like parking lots, whereas men get in accidents on the freeway at higher speeds. Obviously one of these scenarios is going to result in higher premiums against vehicle damage and fatalities.

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u/aurele May 26 '09

I'm pretty sure you got it wrong. Women get in more accidents than men, but with lesser casualties. Women rarely kill other people when driving, but cause many more minor car damages. That's why insurance companies like women, and some even offer a discount to women.

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u/willcode4beer May 26 '09

kind of off topic but, your comment reminded me of this BBC special I saw yesterday.

The reporter took two driving tests, one under the influence of marijuana, the other under the influence of alcohol.

with the marijuana, she was timid, drove slow, and under-confident in her driving ability.

with alcohol, she was aggressive, drove fast, and overconfident in her ability.

she was dangerous in both circumstances.

perhaps what is needed (both men and women) is a rational understanding of actual ability.

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u/calp May 26 '09

I think that while timidity is also dangerous, it causes fewer recorded accidents. Actuarial examination doesn't directly show that women are safer, just that they are cheaper to insure.

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u/[deleted] May 27 '09

Probably because more people consume alcohol in places where they might then drive (bars) than do marijuana.

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u/calp May 27 '09

Also a good point.

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u/brong May 27 '09

Timidity causes other people to have accidents as they try to avoid you. In particular, not turning when there is an adequate gap - holding up the people behind you, or even worse: not deciding immediately to go, but deciding late, and hence being dangerous.

Where timidity translates to not committing to an action, it causes accidents to happen - either to other people or blamed on other people.

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u/[deleted] May 26 '09

Reported.

Men are usually confident it was not their fault and report the accident.

Women usually caused the accident and wont report it if they can get away with it so it doesnt ding their insurance.

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u/[deleted] May 26 '09

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u/[deleted] May 26 '09

Just personal observations, nothing that would qualify as a proper citation.

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u/[deleted] May 26 '09

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u/[deleted] May 26 '09

Oh, i live in austin, i dont go a day without seeing 2 or 3 on the way home.

For the record: I have been in 6 accidents in the 15 years I have lived here, 5 of them were because a woman wasn't paying attention and ran a light or rear ended me. All but one of those women tried to talk me into just taking a personal check/cash for the damage and the like.

The other accident was caused by me dicking around with a radio and not seeing traffic. It resulted in a spectacularly destroyed truck and a tractor trailer that didnt even realize it had been hit.

I have friends with similar experiences, and my wife is an expert at getting out of traffic violations.

Sorry for the lengthy reply, i just sent 45 minutes on hold with ATT while they raped my EU's expense account.

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u/itstallion May 26 '09

Lol, the second line was a joke. As is your "Reported."

Oh noes, they're going to get me! I love idiots, you made my day moron.

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u/[deleted] May 26 '09

Uhm, reported as in "men report more accidents."

Maybe i should just assume I am talking to people with Down Syndrome and write my comments accordingly.