my personal rule is brake never swerve. swerving is much more likely to end up in oncoming traffic or completely losing control.

Nick


>That would change a lot of people's habits here. There are some people who hardly eat anywhere BUT in their cars. Driving my daughters back to their mom's house on Sunday we almost got creamed by a lady who was eating a sandwich. Her car suddenly lurched a couple of feet into our lane, forcing me to move an equal amount into oncoming traffic. Fortunately no one was in that lane at the time.
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>I don't have a problem with non-alcoholic beverages like coffee or soda in the car as long as the driver is prudent about when to take sips.
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>>In the UK eating or drinking while driving is an offense.
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>>>>>I clicked on a banner ad for the new Dodge Avenger because I couldn't believe what they considered the most important feature of their new vehicle:
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>>>>>http://www.dodge.com/en/avenger/features/interior.html?feature=cool_ideas
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>>>>Almost a year ago, when I was in the market for a new vehicle, I saw the Dodge Caliber and it already had that feature.
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>>>It's sad that with a minimum of thought one can predict one result of this "cool idea":
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>>>- With "regular" cupholders, coffee gets cold and pop gets warm so the driver is less likely to want to finish the drink after a while
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>>>- The "new and improved" cupholders mean that the driver is more likely to completely finish the beverage and/or take more and smaller sips because she doesn't have to finish it while it's hot/cold
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>>>- The act of reaching for a beverage and drinking is a driver distraction
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>>>- Therefore "New & Improved" cupholders increase driver distractions, which lead to increased injuries and deaths
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>>>The effect may be small, but multiply by literally millions of vehicles and it becomes real.