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I'd like to know the stats on how many accidents were caused by bees, spiders, etc... Once I had a big spider suddenly show up on my steering wheel while going at least 70MPH on the highway. Having no self-control, this could have easily turned into an incident. Sometimes you hear about solo accidents where the driver drives into an embankment or pole or tree for no apparent reason. I often wonder if it was due to driver trying to swat and avoid such a thing.
Not proud of it, but I had a wasp-induced accident. Was driving the car with the window rolled down on the infamous Boston beltway at maybe 60mph when a wasp flew in and landed on the window ledge right next to my arm and began crawling towards it. I stared intently at that for a few seconds, which was all it took for me to round the big curve and come on a traffic jam that wasn't in view a few seconds before. I hit the brakes and scrubbed off most of the speed, but was still going maybe 15-20mph when I hit the car in front of me :-(.
really great article, thanks for posting! I love the conclusion:
What we can conclude from the research is that when you’re texting you’re as dangerous as someone flailing wildly while trying to avoid getting stung by a bee.
I had a bird in my car....................
And it wasn't fun.
I too had birds fly through my car while driving. lol. It was so funny because we were in a new area with beautiful surroundings and new species. Windows all down, beautiful temps on a spring day. Life was good, until two birds sort of flew inside the passenger window, did a little tumble on the dash, then out the driver window. I was mostly in awe how we all seem to coexist, but it took me a while to gather myself. lol.
I'd like to know the stats on how many accidents were caused by bees, spiders, etc... Once I had a big spider suddenly show up on my steering wheel while going at least 70MPH on the highway. Having no self-control, this could have easily turned into an incident. Sometimes you hear about solo accidents where the driver drives into an embankment or pole or tree for no apparent reason. I often wonder if it was due to driver trying to swat and avoid such a thing.
Those stories end up on episodes of a thousand ways to die.
Isn’t this just as much about the drivers of these vehicles as the vehicles themselves?
Of course. The safest vehicle is the one that doesn't crash in the first place.
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