OH MY GOD, we've got to pass another law!
Posted on 12/02/2010 4:03:58 PM PST by grundle
Wait till you get home to eat that drive-thru.
A new study shows a staggering 80% of all car accidents and 65% of near misses are caused by distracted drivers more focused on their burgers than the road.
"Distractions like eating can become a problem for drivers who can't react quickly to a sharp curve," according to a study by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.
In addition to burgers, the study has ranked the worst foods to eat behind the wheel based on a survey of drivers.
Coffee is the worst, bringing new meaning to the adage "don't drink and drive."
"Even with a travel lid, hot coffee can find its way out of the opening when you hit a bump," the study said.
The study puts the other culprits in this order: soup, tacos, chili dogs, hamburgers, ribs and wings, fried chicken, jelly doughnuts, soda and chocolate.
On-the-go New Yorkers contend you can drive and eat, and they won't stop multitasking.
"When I'm at a light, I take a bite," said Lisa Perez, 29, of Fort Lee, N.J.
Dee Kesney, 24, of East New York, Brooklyn, acknowledged that biting into a hamburger while driving can pose a challenge.
"With the burger, the pickle might fall out and you might reach for that pickle," he said.
In a separate study of 1,000 drivers, ExxonMobil Corp. discovered more than 70% of drivers eat while driving - and 83% drink beverages.
guilty
The government must outlaw food. For the children.
This stupid study was paid for with a Federal Grant. Probably more than you have ever paid in taxes went for this insanity.
My BS meter’s pegged.
No talking, no texting, no eating, do drinking....
Why drive?
I don't know. You probably shouldn't sell your contribution to the federal government coffers short. When you add up all the federal taxes you pay, over your lifetime, to include income and all the taxes that are embedded in the retail prices you pay for goods and services, I imagine the final tally would be astronomically high.
BTTT
80%?! Oh My! Thats more than texting. Why did they not ban food along with texting?
Next will be radios and CD players. AM first.
Cause you don’t want to fly TSA Porno/Grope Air.
80%, really?
So food cause 4 times more accidents than drunks, women, cell phone users, teen drivers, and weather combined. I call bull.
..and since there's a light every block of Fort Lee, little Lisa is packing it away
In another separate study of 1,000 drivers, ExxonMobil Corp. discovered 100% of drivers use the steering wheel when making left and right hand turns.
Instituting and funding studies for the obvious astounds me.
OH MY GOD, we've got to pass another law!
Now we will have Chewing Checkpoints and bans on drive-thru’s and PSA’s all over TV...
Bullcrap. Snow and ice maybe......not eating
I want my money back.
The other 960% are cause by anyone that owns a cellphone!
Roadblocks every 4 blocks and 2 letters from a Govt Certified Lawyer are what we need to make us SAFE!
If it Saves “ONE” life, no amount of Freedom lost is too big a price to pay!
TT /s (if you beginners didn’t already know)
Driving causes 100% of all car accidents, my study shows. I’ve done extensive research on this. My bill will be in the mail.
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