People Drive More Carefully With Cake Than Kids

I can't say this news surprises me. I remember a PSA that told parents they'd be less likely to forget their KIDS in the car if they put their cell phones next to the child's car seat. It's sad that the announcement exists first of all, but it's even worse that the information will probably save lives. Parents are far less likely to forget their phone in the car than their own children. So, the following news is sad yes, but not surprising.

new study monitored people as they drove in the car with one of two different things: Their kid . . . or a CAKE. And the researchers wanted to see which precious, fragile passenger made people drive more carefully. You can probably see where this is going. 95% of people drove more cautiously when they had a CAKE than when they had their KIDS.

65% drove slower with the cake . . . 60% were more cautious and gentle with their braking . . . 50% took turns slower . . . and 45% used their phones less.

The researchers say it's because the cake makes us snap out of "autopilot" mode. We're used to driving with our kids . . . we're not used to driving with food that could get messed up if we slam on the brakes or take a turn too fast.

By the way, 72% of the people in the survey rated themselves above average drivers. 

(Daily Mail)


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