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Not Lost, Just Taking 275 Miles of Scenic Route Each Year!

A recent survey has found that the average UK male drives an extra 275 miles per year because they are lost but refuse to ask for directions. If they were going to ask directions then one third would rather ask a woman, if they were going to ask at all. It seems that asking a woman would be a good strategy as 40% of men have pretended to know where they were going while lost compared to 26% of women.

On the other hand, three quarters of women have no problem with asking for directions. Adding to the fascinating glimpse into the minds of men, 40% of them wouldn’t always believe the instructions they received if they did ever ask the way! A quarter of the men surveyed would drive around lost for 30 minutes before asking anybody else the way and 12% would never, ever ask a anyone else for help at all. All this aversion to asking for help is a waste of time and money, the average man would loose £2000 worth of petrol in a lifetime not to mention the time and stress wasted both on the driver and vehicle.Short term car insurance wouldn’t necessarily help but it might focus the mind, “I’ve got to get home before my temporary insurance expires!”

Poorly Adjusted Seats Can Render Safety Equipment Useless, Osteopaths Warn

As well as being encouraged to take out temporary car insurance Drivers are being warned to wear their seatbelts properly as 13% of drivers have been found to wear their belts so incorrectly they would be rendered useless.The British Osteopathic Association has found that many drivers sit with their seat set at such a recline and so far back that in the event of an accident they would simply slide under their belt. Drivers are encouraged to ensure they are wearing the belt above the hip bone and that the strap is in contact with their shoulder to prevent neck injuries. Some people decide not to wear safety belts at all, 20% say that they don’t wear a belt with every trip while another 14% have been found to sit so close to the wheel that they would be injured by the deployment deployment itself in the event of a crash. While everybody knows that failing to wear a seat belt is dangerous, people tend not to realise that how they wear it and how they sit in the car can have such a detriment on the effectiveness of the belt. If you are injured in an accident so long as you’re insured, even if it’s, it will make a huge difference.

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