在宣布女性比男性更适合做司机这件事上，好像只有一件事成了阻碍——那就是女性太谦虚了。
It appears that only one thing has prevented women being declared better drivers than men – their modesty.
一项研究发现，在驾驶方面女性比男性更精通——但是她们却没信心说出来。
A study has found that women really are more proficient behind the wheel – they just lack the confidence to say it.
经过一系列的驾驶测试发现，在驾驶方面，女性司机很轻松地就赢过了男性司机。
When put through their paces, women motorists comfortably beat men in a series of driving tests.
在测试中，女性和男性司机都非常符合本性别的角色定型——男司机更喜欢冒险、与前面车辆相距过近、抄近路、闯黄灯或驾驶时说话或打电话。
In the tests, men and women conformed to gender stereotypes – with men more likely to take risks, drive too close to the car in front, cut corners, go through lights on amber or talk at the wheel.
相比之下，女司机表现的则更有礼貌和体贴，在接近潜在危险时更加小心谨慎，正确应用她们的反光镜，黄灯亮时会停止行驶。
By contrast, women are more likely to be courteous and considerate, take care when approaching potential hazards, use their mirrors correctly and stop at lights when they turn amber.
优惠保险（Privilege Insurance）根据调查总结道：“多年的争论后得出的结论让男性无地自容，因为现在官方承认：与男司机相比，女司机是更好的司机。
The study by Privilege Insurance concluded: ‘After years of debate and banter comes the news that will have men running for cover. It is now official: women are actually better drivers than men.'
另外一项对1383名驾驶员的驾驶态度调查也补充证实了上述测试结果。在这项调查中发现，不到三分之一（28%）的女性相信她们自己比男性更适合当司机。而仅仅八分之一（13%）的男性认为女性在驾驶方面比他们更精通。
The tests were supplemented by a driver-attitude poll of 1,383 motorists, which found that fewer than a third of women (28 per cent) believed they were better drivers than men. By contrast, only one in eight men (13 per cent) thought women were superior behind the wheel.