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.