What are the biggest driving distractions for both men and women?
The results below come from a survey or more than 3000 drivers in the United States.
It shows that road rage is the biggest distraction for men, and kids in the car for women.
Do these results surprise you?
Another survey of 2,500 drivers by the AAA found that:
35% Report driving feels less safe than 5 years ago. 31% Cite distracted driving as the reason. 21% Admit to texting while driving. 90% Rate people driving after drinking alcohol as a serious threat to their safety. 87% Rate drivers texting or emailing as a serious threat. 95% Say texting while driving is completely or somewhat unacceptable.
If you're someone who's naturally apprehensive about using public transport then don't read this post! If you do frequent an underground train system no doubt you would have seen some pretty weird stuff and even stranger people in your time. Thanks to Kontraband here are some (typical) subway oddities! View a few more here.
Although this was actually a pretty decent vehicle, it failed because Ford hyped it as a super-powered car of the future, which it wasn't. Some automotive historians have speculated that it was the ugly-as-sin vertical grill that doomed the car because it turned off consumers.
Greatest Lemon: 1961 Corvair
Where should we start? The placement of the heavy engine behind the rear axle caused the car to spin out. In addition, the Corvair constantly leaked oil, its heating system occasionally filled the cabin with toxic fumes, and the steering column was a solid piece, which tended to skewer drivers in accidents. Way to go, Chevy! The ad above looks nice though!
Slowest Car: 1958 Zunndapp Janus
Generally known for their automotive efficiency, the Germans managed to make one of the most sluggish cars ever, with a top speed of 50 mph. That may have been fine in the 1920s, but in the 1950s?
Least Durable: 1975 Trabant
This East German "peoples' car" was made of Duraplast, a resin reinforced with cotton fibers. Who ever thought that cotton would make a good material for an automotive chassis? Well, you do what you have to when good old-fashioned steel is too expensive.
Worst Acceleration: 1956 Renault Dauphine
This French classic, which was ironically going to be named the Corvette, took a whopping 32 seconds to reach 60 mph. By the time it got going, you could run out of gas!
When you hit somebody else’s car, leaving a note with your details is the noble thing to do right? Well, apparently not everyone agrees!
Hi, my name is Jack. I accidentally hit your car and someone saw me so I'm pretending to write down my details. Sorry, Jack
Dear person,
I'm sorry I put a dent in your car. I didn't want to, but I did when I tried to park next to you. I am not leaving my information because you chose to use two spaces and I just wanted to park in one. The scratches are because I used a towel that had sand on it to try to clean the dent/paint off. Beaches are fun.
Please look your car over for the dent and scratches and each time you see them, remember not to park in two spaces.
Sorry!!!
Some lady hit your car trying to pull in next to you. I got out of my car & she took off. I jumped back in, tried to follow her to get her license plate # and she sped off quickly and left the parking lot.
Sorry, I tried to help you but I couldn’t get her plate # for you. (over)
She hit it pretty hard on the left back end! 5:25 PM Triad Parking Building March 24th 2009.
By no fault of my own I bumped your car. I feel I am not responsible as your parking job was mediocre at best. Call me to work this out. The damage is minimal from what I can see but there is a scratch on my car that I’m sure you will pay for. Tony.
Groceries, handbags, wallets, purses and drinks. All these things and more have been left on the top of cars by people when they drive off. However, it's pretty rare to see this many things left on there at the same time!
I'll bet you never thought there were so many ways to secure a motor vehicle.
Some of them are clever, others are over the top, some are plain stupid, while others are just right. You can see them all here!
The XXXX GOLD Retreat is a huge B Double truck which turns into a fully functional 2 level bar, along with a stage for interviews and a massive big screen.
Cars are deserted and left to rust in every country all over the world. Most people wouldn't see them as very photogenic, but take a look below and see what a little ingenuity with lighting can achieve! These vehicles are from all over the USA, you can see some more abandoned vehicle pictures here.
Automatic multi-storey car parks provide lower building cost per parking slot than conventional car parks as they require less building volume and less ground area.
However, the disadvantage is the cost of the mechanical equipment within the building that is needed to transport cars to the parking spaces. Other costs are usually lower too, for example there is no need for an energy intensive ventilating system, since cars are not driven inside and human cashiers or security personnel may not be needed