Reaction times while eating and driving have been reported to be similar to drivers that use a cell phone. Drivers who eat and drive are twice as likely to suffer a car accident due to the fact that they are more focused on their food and avoiding spills than they are on driving.
With the busy lives people lead; sometimes eating in the car is inevitable. There are certain foods that are more dangerous than others when driving:
- Soft drinks
- Hot beverages like coffee or tea
- Drippy or greasy foods like burgers or tacos
- Foods that have sauce
- Foods that require utensils
- Foods that require two hands
- Foods that are larger than your hand
Due to its tendency to spill, the most common food that tends to cause issues is coffee. Liquids tend to find ways out and carrying a travel lid might not be enough to prevent a spill. Spills might not even happen when you’re trying to drink the beverage, many times they occur when you hit bumps in the road. When this happens, the driver might get coffee on their clothes and in the frustration of trying to get the stains out, they can become distracted from the road. Even worse, coffee can cause serious burns that could really distract a driver and put them at risk of an accident.
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