Picture the scene: the sun is shining, the temperatures are sky high and you are out cruising in your car. The radio is pumping, the window is down and your eyes are hidden behind your sun glasses. You can see her in the distance and you can’t keep your eyes off her. You then start singing ‘Pretty woman walking down the street, pretty woman the kind I’d……..then BANG. You have just crashed your car.
While staring, you have managed to rear end the car in front of you. This type of incident is highly common during the summer. Hot blooded men just can’t keep their eyes on the road. Imagine the embarrassment of phoning your insurance company to explain away that one!
Just last month, in a ‘rare’ outspoken moment (note the sarcasm) Top Gear’s Jeremy Clarkson, shared his thoughts on this problem. He remarked: ‘People imagine the most dangerous time of the year to drive is November or perhaps February - dark nights, fog, ice’ He goes on to say that ‘Sunny skies, light breezes, girls wearing short skirts, because the thing is, you can’t not look. You can’t physically not look.’
Recent research in the UK has highlighted that 29% of male drivers admitted to being distracted by women during the summer. Whereas only 3% of female motorists said that they were distracted by men’s summer clothing. The research also highlights last summer that men made 16.4% more claims than women, with a quarter of men stating that in the past five years they had at least one summertime crash or near miss.
What has your experience been of the same situation? Has this ever happened to you and would you admit it to your insurance company or worse your girlfriend? The only words of advice I can think of to make sure you drive safely this summer is to keep your eyes on the road and not on the ladies. Take yourself out to the beach and get your eyeful there but while on the road stay focused and try not to make a fool of yourself by crashing. That is not going to impress the ladies now is it?
If you are a young male with a roving eye then take a look at the car insurance for young drivers at AXA insurance Ireland. We are sure you will find something to please you.
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