What’s worse than annoying driver? Someone telling you how to
drive in your own car…aka, a backseat driver. This blog breaks down what the
biggest annoyances are that backseat drivers cause.
On
the road, other drivers have plenty of bad habits that irritate and distract
us, but what about those coming from inside the car? The most annoying is
"advice" from other passengers, and according to an Insurance.com
study, spouses make the worst backseat drivers.
The
agency polled 500 drivers, and 34% of women said their husbands are the worst
backseat drivers, followed by their mothers at 18% and friends at 15%. Men
responded similarly: 40% said their wives are the worst passengers, with 17%
listing friends and 15% mothers.
Both
men and women ranked children fairly low on the list, especially teens. Only 7%
of respondents listed adult daughters and 4% sons. Even lower, only 3% cited
teen daughters and sons.
According
to Insurance.com's study, the biggest annoyances include:
• Comments on driving speed: 47%
• Gives directions: 29%
• Talks too much: 19%
• Pushes imaginary "brake" with foot: 15%
• Fiddles with radio or CD player: 10%
• Talks on phone or texts: 7%
• Sings: 6%
• Eats: 3%
Family
therapist Jane Greer recommends that passengers think before they speak.
"Rather than commenting on how fast or how badly someone is driving, speak
to the impact it is having on you. So instead of saying, 'You're going too
fast,' say, 'I'm feeling scared and unsafe, this is making me uncomfortable,
please slow down,' " she said in a statement. If that doesn't work, you
can always try the ejector button.
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