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:
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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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