I have to take exception to this statement. Women are no less likely than men to know where the edges of their vehicles are. My point was that a great many people who drive SUVs, especially those who have recently taken up driving them don't seem to have a good concept of how large and ungainly their vehicles really are. Men and women. I'm a woman, and I know exactly how much space my old 1959 VW takes up. It took me a while to get used to my husband's new VW, but now, I know how much space it takes up. I can parallel park either of them in one go, which is more than many people can say about their cars. I'm a firm believer that small cars are much more maneuverable, and that it is generally easier to judge their space requirements. One's spatial perception seems somewhat skewed when you sit up higher. In a big truck, it looks like you have miles and miles of space around you because you are up above the beltline of smaller vehicles. When you are in something lower slung, like a compact car, you have an eye-to-eye view with much more of the traffic around you, and you gain a lot more respect for what you can and cannot get around or tangle with.