Don't Diet and Drive
This time slimming is a driving danger
Keep eating - keep safe
As if we don't have enough scare mongering we are now being told that if you lose weight you might have a crash.
Experts at the RAC Foundation believe that unhealthy lifestyles, such as crash diets, lead to fatigue and stress and this is responsible for 20% of motorway crashes.
So once you’ve learnt to regulate a steady 70mph, ditched the mobile, given up smoking and stopped stuffing Christmas trees in your car, what do you do to avoid a diet-related crash?
The RAC Foundation's recipe for its 'fit for the road' campaign includes:
- Incorporating carbohydrates but separating the good, the bad and the ugly. A sugary cereal start to the day will leave drivers feeling drained before they even step through the door at work. A diet rich in low GI, slow energy releasing foods, is much more suitable for providing drivers with the right fuel. Miss out carbohydrates altogether and drivers risk taking their rising anger and tension out on the tarmac with potentially disastrous consequences.
- Coffee can make drivers more alert, but tolerance to the drink differs from person to person. Two cups of coffee may lead to better concentration for some, but an increased edginess in others. Regardless of tolerance, coffee should not be relied upon to keep drivers alert whilst behind the wheel. However, if you are thinking of giving up caffeine in the New Year beware, as withdrawal can lead to fatigue, a deadly effect for drivers.
- Pump up the iron to keep fatigue and lethargy at bay. A bowl of iron rich cereal or sardines on toast will help create the desired alert driving style.
Experts at the RAC Foundation believe that unhealthy lifestyles, such as crash diets, lead to fatigue and stress and this is responsible for 20% of motorway crashes.
Anybody else think there's a rather obvious statement in there ??
p.s. rather tubby bird don't you think ? Is that her starters she's tucking into -or dessert??
I think the RAC are basically just asking people to be sensible, unfortunately some people need it spelling out to them in big letters.
If the government eventually get the massage that the Speed (sorry Safety) Camera's are useless, perhaps they could be converted to detect underweight drivers and maintain their revenue flow?
Mike
Excessive speed for 70%
Mobile phones for 20%
Smoking for 10%
Freak weather for 1%
Poor car maintenance for 2%
Total = 123% of all accidents are caused by the above
There are some things that can't be expressed in percentages. For everything else there's MasterCard
P.S. I can't find any reference to this story on the RAC Foundation website
I try to avoid either and I never drink and drive, but it amazes me that I'm allowed to do so with flu, even though I'm far worse off than I would be after a couple of pints. The same applies to driving tired - this has to be one of the most dangerous circumstances (if taken to extremes - up for 4 days non-stop at a festival or something) yet until something goes wrong it's completely legal. Conversely if your a t-total athlete with advanced driving qualifications up to your eyeballs it's still wrong to do 71mph on a motorway?
(ok, I'm not, but you gte the point...)
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