What Not To Wear

03-August-2009

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Did you know that eating while driving is right up there with texting, talking on the phone and speeding when it comes to safety behind the wheel?

Given this, an insurance company in the UK has recently released a top-10 list of what are considered the most dangerous delicacies to eat while driving.

And if the safety and grease factor isn't enough to put you off 'fast' foods, then maybe the higher car insurance premiums will. For this particular insurance company, if you have a bingle while downing a burger, just one accident may increase your insurance rates up to 25 per cent!

Top-10 foods you should avoid eating while driving:

Coffee.

Even with a travel lid, hot coffee can find its way out of the opening when you hit a bump.Hot soup. Many people drink it like coffee and run the same risks.

Tacos.

Any food that can disassemble itself will leave your car looking like a salad bar.

Hot dogs.

Huge potential for drips and slops down the front of clothing.

Hamburgers.

From the grease to the toppings, it could end up on your hands and the steering wheel.

Ribs and wings.

What's more distracting than licking your fingers?

Fried chicken.

More greasy hands. You've got to wipe them off while you're driving

Jam doughnuts.

No, it's simply not possible to eat one without the center oozing out.

Soft drinks.

Carbonation. Fizz in the nose. Lids that leak. Cuts on your mouth. All of the aforementioned spell Disaster with a cap D.

Chocolate.

Dare you to try and clean melted chocolate off the steering wheel without swerving?