The Irish male is much less likely to let a woman driver change a tyre than his British counterpart, according to a new survey by Continental Tyres. He is also less prone to using excuses to get out of changing a tyre.
The same survey showed that female drivers in Ireland are more willing to tackle a flat tyre themselves, rather than rely on men to help them out.
The study of several hundred drivers in both Ireland and Britain revealed that nearly half of men in Britain would allow a female travelling companion change a flat tyre. This contrasts with 30 percent of men in Ireland.
One in three British males confessed to using any excuse to get out of the task, compared with just one in 7 Irish men.
On both sides of the water, women no longer see changing a wheel as a man’s job, but this is especially the case in Ireland (62 percent). TW
