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I don't know about you guys, but I've very nearly crashed a number of times because of some gorgeous semi-naked clubber walking along the pavement....


From the telegraph.co.uk

Drivers ogling pedestrians cause nearly one million crashes in Britain every year, new figures have shown.

Figures show distracted motorists cause an average of 2,525 crashes every day - the equivalent of 921,840 per year.

Researchers found drivers crash their cars into lampposts or shunt other vehicles more in the summer when men and women are wearing less clothing.

A study of 2,142 drivers found 60 per cent of men admitted being distracted by attractive women while 12 per cent of women said they took their eyes off the road to leer at good looking men.

And 21 per cent of drivers also admitted that advertising billboards featuring pictures of picture perfect models were also a major distraction on the road.

Insurance company Direct Line discovered 17 per cent of male drivers admitted knowing their actions were dangerous but said they "could not help but look".

Spokesman Matt Owen said: "Stealing a quick look at an attractive pedestrian or billboard model may well be a bit of fun but, on a serious note, drivers shouldn't underestimate that this type of distraction is a major contributing factor in road accidents.

"The number of crashes caused in this way have not changed year on year so drivers obviously are not learning to keep their eyes on the road."

Between 2008 and 2009, 921,840 drivers across Britain admitted crashing because they were distracted by a member of the opposite sex.

Driver Martyn Beard, 32, from Tipton, West Mids., wrote off his Ford Fiesta last July when he ogled a girl outside a pub.

He said: "I was on my way into Birmingham when I saw this lovely looking blonde girl standing on the side of the road.

"She was outside a pub wearing pretty much next to nothing.

"I couldn't take my eyes off her, she had the classic long legs and lovely figure.

"My concentration drifted and suddenly I realised I was about to crash into the car in front.

"I slammed on my brakes and this bloke when into the back of me. It wasn't too bad though and when I told him what had happened he actually saw the funny side of it.

"But I was gutted the girl didn't come and check it I was OK, she just walked off and I was stuck swapping insurance details with this big hairy bloke instead.

"The insurance paid out because the man went into the back of me but I did feel partially responsible for causing the crash."

I Beleive it. I narrowly avoid a crash I nearly cause by ogling AZ State chicks. I will blame them if it actually happens.

I live in a small town with two colleges. After I graduated from college, the girls started wearing those yoga pants that are all the rage. I know my pants rage when the girls wear YP anyway. I've swerved a bit due to a gorgeously built butt on the side of the road, moving like two cats were fighting in her pants.

I hear ya dude, it's a major problem, especially in the streets around university towns....But hey, that's what cruise control is for right?!

sarpedons-right-hand wrote:I hear ya dude, it's a major problem, especially in the streets around university towns....But hey, that's what cruise control is for right?!

It's what a passenger with a camcorder is for.

timetowaste85 wrote:

sarpedons-right-hand wrote:I hear ya dude, it's a major problem, especially in the streets around university towns....But hey, that's what cruise control is for right?!

It's what a passenger with a camcorder is for.

Only if he yells the obscene and suggestive things I do, otherwise he's just in the way.

Maybe this solves it



Yes, I'm joking, but couldn't help it at the topic.

Dark wrote:Maybe this solves it



Yes, I'm joking, but couldn't help it at the topic.

at least you have proof she puts out

Gotta say. More than a few times, I've seen people just stop, in the middle of the highway, to talk to someone on the street. Yeah. A highway. 50 to be exact. It's ludicrous.

Huh. I don't have this problem, I thought it was mostly just a joke.

in Portland Oregon next to no one knows how to drive properly

merging, forget about it

something happened and there are cars on the side of the road, traffic actually stops. Once you pass whatever happened there is no traffic, at all.

I swear the drivers here may be worse than in Seattle

That sounds like Dallas traffic almost.

Except less deadly.

DIDM wrote:in Portland Oregon next to no one knows how to drive properly

merging, forget about it

something happened and there are cars on the side of the road, traffic actually stops. Once you pass whatever happened there is no traffic, at all.

I swear the drivers here may be worse than in Seattle

I drive for a living, don't kid yourself: it happens everywhere. It'll happen in the middle of the desert: damn rubber-neckers.

And Mel, with not having this "problem"...do you wear yoga pants? That's a surefire way for every girl to stop traffic. Actually, some women can bring the dead back to life wearing yoga pants.

timetowaste85 wrote:

DIDM wrote:in Portland Oregon next to no one knows how to drive properly

merging, forget about it

something happened and there are cars on the side of the road, traffic actually stops. Once you pass whatever happened there is no traffic, at all.

I swear the drivers here may be worse than in Seattle

I drive for a living, don't kid yourself: it happens everywhere. It'll happen in the middle of the desert: damn rubber-neckers.

And Mel, with not having this "problem"...do you wear yoga pants? That's a surefire way for every girl to stop traffic. Actually, some women can bring the dead back to life wearing yoga pants.

Not EVERY girl.

I said every girl will stop traffic. I never specified that it would be a good thing.

timetowaste85 wrote:

DIDM wrote:in Portland Oregon next to no one knows how to drive properly

merging, forget about it

something happened and there are cars on the side of the road, traffic actually stops. Once you pass whatever happened there is no traffic, at all.

I swear the drivers here may be worse than in Seattle

I drive for a living, don't kid yourself: it happens everywhere. It'll happen in the middle of the desert: damn rubber-neckers.

And Mel, with not having this "problem"...do you wear yoga pants? That's a surefire way for every girl to stop traffic. Actually, some women can bring the dead back to life wearing yoga pants.

I have been all over the US

honestly, come here and drive, it is nothing like you are used to. California lane change, not even possible. People here drive UNDER the limit. sure rubber kneckers are everywhere, but here they don't even bother checking speed on the highway, as they know no one can speed with all these slow fethers on the roads

DIDM wrote:

timetowaste85 wrote:

DIDM wrote:in Portland Oregon next to no one knows how to drive properly

merging, forget about it

something happened and there are cars on the side of the road, traffic actually stops. Once you pass whatever happened there is no traffic, at all.

I swear the drivers here may be worse than in Seattle

I drive for a living, don't kid yourself: it happens everywhere. It'll happen in the middle of the desert: damn rubber-neckers.

And Mel, with not having this "problem"...do you wear yoga pants? That's a surefire way for every girl to stop traffic. Actually, some women can bring the dead back to life wearing yoga pants.

I have been all over the US

honestly, come here and drive, it is nothing like you are used to. California lane change, not even possible. People here drive UNDER the limit. sure rubber kneckers are everywhere, but here they don't even bother checking speed on the highway, as they know no one can speed with all these slow fethers on the roads

I've been to Portland four times in the past year. It's busy. But I'm used to NYC traffic in a 30 foot vehicle. Portland's got nothing.

timetowaste85 wrote:I said every girl will stop traffic. I never specified that it would be a good thing.

Colliding with that leviathan would definitely cause a few delays.

Ive nearly hit a mailbox or two for staring a bit to intently at an attractive woman. But I also will admit, I get distracted more by weird gak in peoples yards then hot chicks. Perfect example, theres a house a few blocks away from mine, that has THE MOST fethed up flagpole Ive ever seen. Its just got angles everywhere and doesnt seem to be going anywhere And I cant help but look at it every single time I pass, and Ive lived here for 3 1/2 years. I almost want to cut the pole down

When I was learning to drive, the only time I crashed was when I was staring at a gorgeous girl. Went strait into the central reservation

Had a little swerve down town on the way to work just the other day. Gorgeous blonde with a pixie cut in a tight little top, her walking outside should be considered a public service.

Yoga pants man, I have had some narrow misses because of them.

I've been in cars that have had near misses due to the drivers being distracted, but as a passenger I'm distracted by everything around me.

I may have caused a few near misses myself through people trying to see which gender I am. Between the masculine gait and clothes, and the long hair and skinny look, I've been told that it's pretty difficult to know for sure at a distance.

I've said for a while that if they really wanted to cut down on accidents they'd stop pretty girls walking on the side of the road.

I'm not saying they should do that, just that it'd stop accidents. I mean, between saving a few lives here and there or me getting to look at pretty girls, I'm going with the pretty girls.

I know someone who managed to crash a motorbike in to the back of an ice cream van because they were "admiring the scenery". Fortunately they were only going slowly at the time, so nothing more than a scratched bar end and dented pride, but it was f'ing hilarious for everyone else.

Personally I don't get distracted on the road, I'm far to carful a driver & rider, but I do use a tinted visor in summer. Means I can look at women crossing when I'm at the lights without looking like a perv.

Admiring the scenery near an ice cream van? I know some kids can look older than they are but telling an 8 year old apart from an 18 year old is usually pretty easy...

Dreadwinter wrote:Yoga pants man, I have had some narrow misses because of them.

We don't need to know about your sexual exploits...at least yoga pants didn't get you some thick misses. Unless that's your thing.

AustonT wrote:

Dreadwinter wrote:Yoga pants man, I have had some narrow misses because of them.

We don't need to know about your sexual exploits...

I must respectfully disagree.

Pics or they didn't happen.

I wonder if there are stats around the number of accidents caused by Road Head and similar activities.

Easy E wrote:I wonder if there are stats around the number of accidents caused by Road Head and similar activities.

Victimless crime, like Randy drowning in a hot tub.