Sex rears its head in traffic
Janice Johannes and Reuters, Beeld
Johannesburg - Why are some motorists bad drivers and the cause of accidents?
Research conducted recently shows they've been thinking about sex.
The research indicated that thoughts of a sexual nature were the biggest culprits when it comes to accidents.
A survey undertaken by British car insurer More Than showed that one out of every five motorists didn't concentrate on the road for 75% of the time, while about 1.2 million thought mostly about sex.
Other topics that intruded on concentration on traffic were work and family matters.
Beeld asked a couple of local celebrities what they thought about the survey's findings.
No time to think about sex
A former Miss South Africa and businesswoman Amy Kleinhans-Curd said: "I think about my schedule for the day and how I'll find time to fit in everything and then I also have to think about accommodating the schedule of my two children. Sex?
"No, I definitely don't think about sex, because I don't have time."
Actress Therese Benade of the local drama series Home Affairs said: "Good grief! I can guarantee that I don't think about it. When I'm driving, my thoughts are mostly work-related.
"I think about pretty nature scenes. Anything else is just wrong."
Newsreader Riaan Cruywagen said: "I'll think about sex only if a Mercedes-Benz SLK drives past."
He said though, his thoughts while driving depended mostly on his destination.
The director of motorist research at Cranfield University in Britain, Lisa Dorn, said: "Just like falling into bad habits, you can also learn to get rid of them.
"It's important that motorists should realise it's dangerous not to concentrate on the road and their driving."
The research also indicated what people hated with a vengeance:
# people not keeping to the correct following distance and tailgating the car in front;
# motorists who wanted to dominate lanes; and
# drivers who overtook and cut into lanes without warning, as well as people driving too fast or too slowly.
News source: www.news24.co.za
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