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Women behind the wheels

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It's a common stereotype that women are bad drivers. We often hear phrases like "Whenever there is a car ahead of you, going slowly, it's a woman", "Whenever there is a car parked wrongly, it's a woman", "Whenever the car in front of you is not responding to your flashing headlights, it's a woman", "Whenever a car goes right with a left indicator on, it's a woman". But as someone who learned how to drive at a young age, I know that this stereotype is not true. When I was in 7th grade, I knew how to drive a gearless scooter, and all I wanted to learn was how to ride a geared bike. But a family friend told me that "bikes are for boys and scooters are for girls". Those words were discouraging, but my father told me that I could do anything I wanted to do if I was confident in myself. I believe that we should trust and encourage women to drive and not make fun of them. If a woman is a bad driver, correct her, don't l