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Driver Goof-ups: It happens to the Best of Us

We can all be a little absent-minded from time to time. At some point, everyone forgets where they parked, or leaves their coffee on the roof of the car. In fact, a recent survey by insurance.com had some very revealing percentages to share:

  • 52% of drivers surveyed have forgotten where they parked
  • 43% drove over a curb in a parking lot
  • 37% locked keys in the car
  • 31% drove away with something on the roof
  • 29% tried to open a car door and realized it wasn’t their car
  • 27% couldn’t back out of a parking spot because other cars or objects were too close
  • 26% dropped money or food at a drive-thru window
  • 22% accidentally started the car alarm and couldn’t turn it off quickly
  • 13% couldn’t get out of a round-about and kept driving in circles
  • 11% drove away from a gas pump with the nozzle still in the tank
  • 8% forgot a passenger and had to go back
  • 8% got in a car and realized it wasn’t their car

Humans are not perfect creatures, so if you’re guilty of one of these common driver goof-ups, then don’t feel bad. It happens to the best of us.