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Originally Posted by Gladys Turnip
My husband & I have noticed something when walking on multi-modal paths.
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So, when there is a cart coming at us (and no other carts, bikes, or walkers anywhere around), our observation is this: When MEN are driving the oncoming cart, they pull way over to their left, giving us wide berth which provides us with a comfortable safety buffer. On the other hand, WOMEN do not do this and instead (inexplicably) generally hold to their current lane on the right side of the path.
Suffice to say we don't understand this phenomenon, ...
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I would not think of trying to explain your phenomenon because I don't believe your observations are factual.
From your description, one could only take that to mean that
all men and
all women behave in gender-specific ways. There have been posts by each gender that suggest that you are wrong.
Recommendation: The two of you go out with clipboards and pencils. Each of you (independently, to see how accurate the measurements are) tally the number of men and women separately as well as the behavior. It would be 4 cells, but undoubtedly there would be an edge case for how much room was ceded and maybe some gender uncertainty. Report each of your unedited tallies. Expect to measure at least 400 drivers to understand the distribution of driver genders. Better, get at least 400 of each.
Once you have the facts, then we can measure the validity of your hypothesis (what you called a phenomenon).