We. Are. GUILTY!
A study published in the Daily Mail kept an eye on people when they drove one of two different things... Their kid. Or a CAKE.
Researchers wanted to see which was the more precious, fragile passenger that made folks drive more carefully.
You can guess from here - 95% of people drove more cautiously with the CAKE than with THE KID!
65% drove slower with the cake. 60% were more cautious and gentle with their braking. 50% took turns slower and 45% used their phones less. We're guilty of this. Totally. Guilty.
The researchers say it's because the cake makes us snap out of "autopilot" mode. We're used to driving with our kids . . . we're not used to driving with food that could get messed up if we slam on the brakes or take a turn too fast.
By the way, 72% of the people in the survey rated themselves above average drivers.
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