Limerick drivers - gender divide in evidence

Yes, we all know about cheaper car insurance for women, and about young males being in the most accidents, but here's an interesting new twist on the whole gender issue:

I have noticed, particularly in Limerick city, a large discrepancy in road manners between male and female drivers. More specifically, if you are trying to cross busy traffic without having a traffic signal to assist you (for example, turning right across a flow of traffic at a junction that has no filter arrows, or pulling out of a petrol station, and so forth), chances are that the car that lets you out is driven by a man. I am unsure why women in general seem so unlikely to contribute to the smooth flow of traffic, and of course there are exceptions - normally women driving more powerful, sporting cars are much more likely to have road courtesy, perhaps because they have more interest in driving itself, and this may lead to greater awareness of cars other than their own. This seems to be the primary issue, unawareness, or lack of interest, in other road users. This is evidenced in the faces of women drivers as they come up to you sitting there waiting to turn right, with your indicator on and a look of hope on your face. They look like they don't even see you, and are thinking about something else, and the driving auto-pilot kicks in, the system that just keeps moving the car up to the back lights of the car in front every time a gap appears. On the other hand, maybe men like being courteous because it's a chance to flash their headlights (!) , but a peripheral awareness is still more apparent.