It's a stereotype that we gals can't drive as well as our male friends - something that those of us who've never been in an accident will be quick to dispute. But even if you've only been in a minor fender-bender, you know that accidents are common on the road, regardless of gender. Unfortunately, we're losing the battle against this rumor - a recent study has shown that we're more likely to crash than men.

"A University of Michigan study of 6.5 million two-car collisions found that crashes in which both drivers were women are more common than those in which both drivers were men," reports The New York Post. Meanwhile, collisions involving one man and one woman were about as statistically common as researchers would expect, given that men drive about 60 percent of all miles.

Of course, the study is only one piece of the driving puzzle. If women are so much more accident prone, why are car insurance rates far higher for men - and sky-high for teenage boys? Gals may be love-tapping the car in front of them while taking a sip of latte at a red light, but teenage boys are drag racing on the streets at night. So who's really the worse driver? And wouldn't it be best if, instead of pointing fingers, we all just agreed to be safe on the road?

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