In-car satellite navigation systems are causing motorists to be distracted while they're driving, according to a Reuters' report on a survey carried out by Croydon-based Privilege Insurance.
The new technology can be more distracting than trying to read a map at the wheel, the survey found, especially if drivers only start programming their routes AFTER they've set off - something that one in 10 of the near-2000 motorists surveyed admitted to doing.
Privilege looks to be creating quite a reputation for itself by commissioning headline-grabbing research. A recent favourite of ours, published late last year, found that, "one in four drivers in the UK (23 per cent) have become so distracted by roadside eye-catchers [such as billboards, flashing signs and Christmas decorations] that they have actually veered out of lane, causing driving chaos".
According to Privilege, "it’s male drivers who are most affected as one in five (22 per cent) confess to being captivated by scantily-clad women on adverts, compared to just one in ten female drivers by semi-naked male models (11 per cent)."
Okay, we do fully believe that IQ tests only test how well you do such tests but the high level of stupidity shown by a huge number of people can seem less surprising when you realise that the average IQ is 100.
Your thoughts on stupidity, SatNav and roadside hoardings showing scantily-clad females are welcome, as always, in the HEXUS.community.
