Mothers are better drivers than fathers, say children

Women are better behind the wheel as compared to men, according to a survey of kids.

The youngsters say it is not just their driving that makes mothers best, but because they have better in-car entertainment.

Four in 10 children say they feel safer with their mother at the wheel during a rush-hour journey to the shops or the school gate. Fathers are seen as risk-takers by seven in 10 children who think they are more likely to speed, suffer from road rage and have the most near-misses with other vehicles, reports the Daily Express.

The Budget car hire firm, which polled 1,000 children between the ages of six and 15, revealed that the majority of children prefer their mother at the wheel because she plays better music (37%), joins in car games (26%) and tells jokes (24%) more often than their father.

Keeping children involved throughout the journey goes hand-in-hand with them feeling safe, with children preferring mum driving (40% per cent) to dad (26%) for this reason. Sixty-eight  per cent of children believe father is more likely to have an accident than mother. They also believe their fathers are more likely to speed (71%), be fined more often (70%) and take the most risks (72%).

But while mothers may be the drivers of choice, children say fathers are better at reversing (64%) and parking (61%).