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July 30, 2010

Put them in burkas

Seriously?

The latest statistics show that 29 per cent of men admitted being distracted by short skirts 436px-Minirock_(Lack)_Model_Dani_2 and low-cut tops in the Summer weather, leading to record numbers of accidents on the roads.

And according to car insurance company Sheilas' Wheels, the summer smash phenomenon is getting worse each year - in 2009 men made 16.4 per cent more claims during the Summer than in any other month.

Behavioural psychologist Donna Dawson explained: "Research shows that men are far more easily distracted behind the wheel than women.

"Men are more visually orientated and so distractions such as an attractive woman walking down the street can quickly take their attention away from driving and the job in hand.

Ah yes. If it's not those ''women drivers'' it's those ''women pedestrians.''

But what's this?

"Testosterone also plays a part, as it makes men more prone to aggression, especially when frustrated by a confined space such as a car - and men are quicker than women to expose such irritability in hot weather." 

Except, of course, if it's a woman's ''time of the month,'' of course.

Photo Credit: © Raimond Spekking / Wikimedia Commons / CC-BY-SA-3.0 & GFDL

H/T Hysperia

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Ah yes, short skirts, particularly on very young and thin women.
Or how about older and full figured?
Anyway, it's yet another reason I ride a bicycle

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