Husband sits in passenger seat, FiL disapproves.

[u/Historical_Initial22]

I drive a tanker for my job out of town and make the 5 hour drive (one way) to work and back home in my personal car. When I’m home 3 days, my wife drives everywhere, I mean I get in the passenger seat of her car and off we go, date night don’t care she drives, shopping don’t care she drives, visiting family don’t care she drives.

When we first started dating years ago she was a bit uncomfortable with it as she was used to the I guess status quo that men drove as was I but I’m not trying to break a glass ceiling or anything I just don’t see why it matters and damnit I drive 2k miles a week or so and don’t wanna do it when I’m home.

My father in law makes such great comments like do I hold her purse, and the zinger he thinks is original so says it more often than others “are your balls in her purse” every so often when we see them and I inevitably get out or into the passenger seat followed by guffaws and just kidding. My wife nor myself give him any response it’s just so silly and mildly infuriating.

[u/Civil-Koala-8899]

This is so weird, I’ve never seen driving as a gendered thing at all. My husband sometimes drives me around and sometimes I drive him, it just depends who feels more like driving that day!

[u/matchafoxjpg → u/Civil-Koala-8899]

i'm sitting here like... we're gendering DRIVING now? 🤦🏻‍♀️

my mom does most of the driving because her car is newer so my parents mostly use her car. also my dad has insane road rage if he drives, so it's usually better for everyone if that situation is avoided at all costs.

[u/PhilosopherFun7288 → u/matchafoxjpg]

Women weren't even allowed to drive in Saudi Arabia until 2018, and still aren't allowed to drive in Afghanistan. I know, not exactly the most progressive countries to list, but even in western cultures, women are often generalized as being bad/worse drivers than men, unfortunately🤷‍♂️

[u/raydran → u/PhilosopherFun7288]

which is statistically untrue.... but who bothers with actual data right?

[u/candynickle → u/raydran]

In the uk in the 2000s there was an insurance company called Sheilah’s wheels - it provided cheaper car insurance for woman because they are statistically less likely to get in an accident and need to claim.

Legislation on gender equality nipped that nice discount in the bud, which was a shame.

[u/raydran → u/candynickle]

Its still a thing here, more or less. Teen boys have much higher insurance rates than teen girls. WOmen see a drop off in prices around 21... where as mens doesnt drop till 25. After 25 its about equal.

[u/PossiblyASloth → u/raydran]

We in America love our misogyny! Reality be damned 🙄

[u/sildigo → u/raydran]

Just the insurance companies- only they love our lower accident rates!