Things About Traffic That May Surprise You
December 17th, 2008
- Men honk more than women, and men and women honk more at women than at men.
- U.S. statistics show that half of all fatalities happen at impact speeds of less than 35 mph.
- A driver driving at 30 mph sees an average of 1320 pieces of information every minute.
- One in five urban crashes is related to searching for parking.
- Studies have shown driving aggressively, which raises crash risk and increases fuel consumption, saves just a minute on a 27-mile trip.
Much more here.
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1. darren | December 17th, 2008 at 7:58 pm
I invented a horn that you install in the back of your car. That
way it sounds like the person BEHIND you is doing all the honking.
Genius…I know.
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