Drivers distraction - cyclist please give drivers a break - they are
multi tasking.
Drivers who are drinking and stuffing their faces while on the road are
a serious problem.
Eating while you drive is one of the most distracting things you can
do, according to several recent surveys by insurance companies and data
from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA).
Coffee is the top offender because of its tendency to spill. Even in
cups with travel lids, somehow the liquid finds its way out of the
opening each time you hit a bump. I've certainly spilled my share of
coffee while I'm driving, and it's not when I'm trying to drink, it's
when I hit bumps in the road. And if the stain on your clothes isn't
bad enough, the high temperature of most coffees can cause serious
burns and distract drivers who are trying to drive while in pain.
The top 10 food offenders in a car are:
1. Coffee - It always finds a way out of the cup.
2. Hot soup - Many people drink it like coffee and run the same
risks.
3. Tacos - "A food that can disassemble itself without much help,
leaving your car looking like a salad bar," says Hagerty.
4. Chili - The potential for drips and slops down the front of
clothing is significant.
5. Hamburgers - From the grease of the burger to ketchup and mustard,
it could all end up on your hands, your clothes, and the steering
wheel.
6. Barbecued food - The same issue arises for barbecued foods as for
hamburgers. The sauce may be great, but if you have to lick your
fingers, the sauce will end up on whatever you touch.
7. Fried chicken - Another food that leaves you with greasy hands,
which means constantly wiping them on something, even if it's your
shirt. It also makes the steering wheel greasy.
8. Jelly or cream-filled donuts - Has anyone eaten a jelly donut
without some of the center oozing out?
9. Soft drinks - Not only are they subject to spills, but also the
carbonated kind can fizz as you're drinking if you make sudden
movements, and most of us remember cola fizz in the nose from
childhood. It isn't any more pleasant now.
10. Chocolate - Like greasy foods, chocolate coats the fingers as it
melts against the warmth of your skin, and leaves its mark anywhere you
touch. As you try to clean it off the steering wheel you're likely to
end up swerving.
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