Apparently very few people will live up to their mistakes or shortcomings and a survey by Ford shows that 99% of drivers think they are safe, even though huge percentages of them still admit to speeding, eating and using a cell phone while on the road.
American drivers constantly do things in their cars that they probably shouldn’t—like eating, speeding or looking for contacts in their mobile phone.
But if you ask them if they are safe drivers, they all say “yes.” Or very nearly all of them do, according to a new survey conducted for Ford Motor Co. by Penn Schoen Berland.
Indeed, 99% of the 2,506 licensed drivers surveyed in May described themselves as safe drivers. Yet in this same group, 76% fessed up to eating while driving; 55% admitted they exceed speed limits; and 54% talk on a hand-held mobile phone while at the wheel. More than third—37%—said they drive when they are too tired and a quarter 25% admitted to searching for contacts on their phone while driving. Continue Reading
