English car insurance company Sheila's Wheels calculated that 30 percent of male drivers will pull over and ask for directions immediately. Another 26 percent of lost male drivers will wait more than a half-hour before asking for directions, whereas 12 percent refuse to ask at all. The average man drives an extra 276 miles in his car each year because he cannot find his way.
Among female drivers, 37 percent will pull over immediately, when lost. (The average woman drives 256 miles a year while lost.)
The proliferation of GPS devices may soon change all the statistics. Women will still make everyone late by taking way too long to get ready.