“Well gosh officer, I didn’t
see the speed limit sign!” – the most common excuse police hear when pulling
drivers over, according to an article from Cars.com about a survey done by
Insurance.com. The comparison pooled licensed drivers 18 an older. More than a
fifth of the drivers polled said when they gave an excuse to the officer that
pulled them over they said they couldn’t see the sign that told them not to do
something.
There were 10 other popular
answers given among drivers polled. They are listed with their percentages
below:
1. I couldn’t see the sign telling me not to do
it :20.4%
2. I’m lost and unfamiliar with the roads:
15.6%
3. I didn’t know it was broken: 12.4%
4. Everyone else was doing it: 6.4%
5. I’m having in emergency situation in my car
(for instance spilled a hot drink on your lap): 5.4%
6. I missed my turn/exit: 4.8%
7. I had to go to the bathroom: 5.6%
8. I didn’t do anything dangerous: 4.2%
9. I was on my way to an emergency (for
example, to help someone who was ill or injured): 4.0%
10. My GPS said it was the right thing to do:
2.2%
11. I’m just helping out; I wasn’t even supposed
to be driving (for example, your friend is intoxicated): 2.0%
To read the full article from
Cars.com, click the link : http://bit.ly/15XAT5U
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