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AUSLAN – Drive like a girl | Lynda Leigh | TEDxCanberra


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[Music] why is it an insult to be told you drive

why is it an insult to be told you drive

why is it an insult to be told you drive like a girl I’m a girl I Drive and in

like a girl I’m a girl I Drive and in

like a girl I’m a girl I Drive and in fact I compete him for rallying and I’ve

fact I compete him for rallying and I’ve

fact I compete him for rallying and I’ve got some fantastic company this year

got some fantastic company this year

got some fantastic company this year Molly Taylor won the Australian Rally

Molly Taylor won the Australian Rally

Molly Taylor won the Australian Rally Championship the youngest driver to

Championship the youngest driver to

Championship the youngest driver to driver to do so now you may think that

driver to do so now you may think that

driver to do so now you may think that women driving women competing in

women driving women competing in

women driving women competing in Motorsports

Motorsports

Motorsports is a modern fan but actually we’ve been

is a modern fan but actually we’ve been

is a modern fan but actually we’ve been competing since we’ve been competing

competing since we’ve been competing

competing since we’ve been competing since nineteen well 1897 in France on

since nineteen well 1897 in France on

since nineteen well 1897 in France on power tricycles isn’t she gorgeous hi

power tricycles isn’t she gorgeous hi

power tricycles isn’t she gorgeous hi guys and by 1999 we even had our own

guys and by 1999 we even had our own

guys and by 1999 we even had our own auto race in the US where men were

auto race in the US where men were

auto race in the US where men were driving even before we had the votes

driving even before we had the votes

driving even before we had the votes when you think about it

when you think about it

when you think about it motorsport is the only place I can think

motorsport is the only place I can think

motorsport is the only place I can think of where men and women compete against

of where men and women compete against

of where men and women compete against each other at the same time I personally

each other at the same time I personally

each other at the same time I personally have found rally spot to be extremely

have found rally spot to be extremely

have found rally spot to be extremely inclusive if this middle aged profoundly

inclusive if this middle aged profoundly

inclusive if this middle aged profoundly deaf woman who couldn’t even drive a

deaf woman who couldn’t even drive a

deaf woman who couldn’t even drive a manual up until two years ago can

manual up until two years ago can

manual up until two years ago can compete into an International Rally

compete into an International Rally

compete into an International Rally event and as shown by the screens I

event and as shown by the screens I

event and as shown by the screens I didn’t come last

mmm-hmm now drive like a girl is a

mmm-hmm now drive like a girl is a uk-based car insurance company and they

uk-based car insurance company and they

uk-based car insurance company and they have proven with the lure in car black

have proven with the lure in car black

have proven with the lure in car black boxes that’s women are indeed so for

boxes that’s women are indeed so for

boxes that’s women are indeed so for drivers and in fact you get a lower

drivers and in fact you get a lower

drivers and in fact you get a lower premium if you drive like a girl what I

premium if you drive like a girl what I

premium if you drive like a girl what I worked out is that safety is based on

worked out is that safety is based on

worked out is that safety is based on motivation not on skill consider this it

motivation not on skill consider this it

motivation not on skill consider this it was Mary Anderson who invented the

was Mary Anderson who invented the

was Mary Anderson who invented the windscreen wipers in 1992 and in 1909 a

windscreen wipers in 1992 and in 1909 a

windscreen wipers in 1992 and in 1909 a lovely lady by the name of Dorothy

lovely lady by the name of Dorothy

lovely lady by the name of Dorothy Levitt told her fellow lady drivers to

Levitt told her fellow lady drivers to

Levitt told her fellow lady drivers to place their mirror compacts on the dash

place their mirror compacts on the dash

place their mirror compacts on the dash to see the traffic behind them there by

to see the traffic behind them there by

to see the traffic behind them there by inventing the rear-vision mirror crash

inventing the rear-vision mirror crash

inventing the rear-vision mirror crash statistics and surveys revealed that

statistics and surveys revealed that

statistics and surveys revealed that women are safer drivers because one we

women are safer drivers because one we

women are safer drivers because one we don’t initiate road rage that often –

don’t initiate road rage that often –

don’t initiate road rage that often – we’re less likely to drink and drive –

we’re less likely to drink and drive –

we’re less likely to drink and drive – well three we have a longer attention

well three we have a longer attention

well three we have a longer attention span actually that didn’t prove it did

span actually that didn’t prove it did

span actually that didn’t prove it did it and on top of that we learn and obey

it and on top of that we learn and obey

it and on top of that we learn and obey the Volvo and because of our protective

the Volvo and because of our protective

the Volvo and because of our protective maternal instincts we seem to care and

maternal instincts we seem to care and

maternal instincts we seem to care and share for others on the road all these

share for others on the road all these

share for others on the road all these things because of the lack of

things because of the lack of

things because of the lack of testosterone now in Nellie’s 4 there is

testosterone now in Nellie’s 4 there is

testosterone now in Nellie’s 4 there is a saying to finish first first you must

a saying to finish first first you must

a saying to finish first first you must finish and what that simply means is

finish and what that simply means is

finish and what that simply means is there’s no point in rushing through

there’s no point in rushing through

there’s no point in rushing through events to only damage your car there is

events to only damage your car there is

events to only damage your car there is your car it means you don’t finish you

your car it means you don’t finish you

your car it means you don’t finish you don’t get your point and that’s how you

don’t get your point and that’s how you

don’t get your point and that’s how you lose the championship male valley

lose the championship male valley

lose the championship male valley drivers have told me that they are

drivers have told me that they are

drivers have told me that they are conscious the fact when they get

conscious the fact when they get

conscious the fact when they get competitive

competitive

competitive we may get confident and when they get

we may get confident and when they get

we may get confident and when they get too focused on their speed that’s when

too focused on their speed that’s when

too focused on their speed that’s when maybe

maybe

maybe instead trance Australia there were more

instead trance Australia there were more

instead trance Australia there were more that’s driving like a girl because we

that’s driving like a girl because we

that’s driving like a girl because we outnumber them in by 124,000 and guess

outnumber them in by 124,000 and guess

outnumber them in by 124,000 and guess what girls we’re gonna outdrive them too

what girls we’re gonna outdrive them too

what girls we’re gonna outdrive them too because we outlive them by five years I

personally plan to be driving for a very

personally plan to be driving for a very long time at the moment I have I’m sorry

long time at the moment I have I’m sorry

long time at the moment I have I’m sorry my apologies I forgot about Michelle my

my apologies I forgot about Michelle my

my apologies I forgot about Michelle my hero Michele Mouton she is the only

hero Michele Mouton she is the only

hero Michele Mouton she is the only woman rally driver to win a World Rally

woman rally driver to win a World Rally

woman rally driver to win a World Rally Championship and you know what she said

Championship and you know what she said

Championship and you know what she said that her male competitors were

that her male competitors were

that her male competitors were deliberately crashing into her because

deliberately crashing into her because

deliberately crashing into her because she felt that you want to be overtaken

she felt that you want to be overtaken

she felt that you want to be overtaken by a woman and that’s the testosterone

by a woman and that’s the testosterone

by a woman and that’s the testosterone talking now back to the statistics I

talking now back to the statistics I

talking now back to the statistics I plan to be driving like Michelle

plan to be driving like Michelle

plan to be driving like Michelle hopefully melis forever but also I can’t

hopefully melis forever but also I can’t

hopefully melis forever but also I can’t Lyon three cars I have my street car

Lyon three cars I have my street car

Lyon three cars I have my street car it’s purple my rally car and my classic

it’s purple my rally car and my classic

it’s purple my rally car and my classic car but I can profess to you there’s my

car but I can profess to you there’s my

car but I can profess to you there’s my next purchase it worries me the most

next purchase it worries me the most

next purchase it worries me the most it’s for my 16 year old son because his

it’s for my 16 year old son because his

it’s for my 16 year old son because his learner’s permit next month

learner’s permit next month

learner’s permit next month yeah my son my only child a

yeah my son my only child a

yeah my son my only child a testosterone-filled boy on the line and

testosterone-filled boy on the line and

testosterone-filled boy on the line and that worries me because 45% of our boys

that worries me because 45% of our boys

that worries me because 45% of our boys between the age of 17 and 25 are killed

between the age of 17 and 25 are killed

between the age of 17 and 25 are killed in road fatalities you know I can’t

in road fatalities you know I can’t

in road fatalities you know I can’t install a roll cage in his car I can’t

install a roll cage in his car I can’t

install a roll cage in his car I can’t search him up in the scheme of making me

search him up in the scheme of making me

search him up in the scheme of making me a helmet but there’s one thing I can’t

a helmet but there’s one thing I can’t

a helmet but there’s one thing I can’t do and yes teach him how to drive like a

do and yes teach him how to drive like a

do and yes teach him how to drive like a girl

girl

girl you

you

you [Applause]

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