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Ogling of Women a Leading Cause of Car Accidents in Colombia
National Post [Canada] ^ | Thursday,June 15, 2006 | Canadian Press

Posted on 06/16/2006 10:25:24 AM PDT by canuck_conservative

In Colombia, beauty can kill. Drivers ogling attractive women rather than paying attention to the road are one of the South American country's leading causes of car accidents.

Distraction was the No. 1 cause of the 115,000 road accidents in Colombia last year, costing the equivalent of about $250 million Cdn, according to research by the Road Safety Fund, a private organization.

The cell phone was the biggest distraction for drivers, accounting for about 10 per cent of all accidents. Second was men staring at women, which accounted for nearly one in 20 crashes.

"It's a culture here of drivers honking the horn at an attractive woman, throwing her some compliment as he drives past, and he's not concentrating on driving," the group's director, Francisco Fernandez, told a news conference.

His presentation included close-up images of attractive women in miniskirts to remind the audience of the extent of this danger.

More than 1,300 drivers were interviewed for the study conducted by the fund, a private group made up of insurance companies.

Colombia has been improving its road safety, bringing down accidents from an average of 200,000 per year to just over 115,000 last year.

But with potholed roads traversing treacherous mountain ranges and drivers who don't think twice about overtaking on blind corners, driving in Colombia can still be a dangerous endeavour.

While authorities have begun fining those caught driving and speaking on a cell phone - sanctioning more than 17,000 drivers in Bogota alone last year - the fund is recommending less draconian methods to discourage men from looking at women while driving.

"We are hoping for an educational campaign, to inform drivers of how dangerous this can be," said Fernandez.

Other listed distractions were drivers fussing with their appearances and looking at advertising - which in Colombia often features scantily clad women.

The study found that as male drivers grow older, they get grumpier: less focused on women but more inclined to be distracted by arguing with their passengers.

"Around the world, distraction is one of the leading causes of accidents. The reasons for distractions are different for each culture," Fernandez said. "In the United States, research has found a large cause of distraction is eating while driving, something not seen here."

© The Canadian Press 2006


TOPICS: Culture/Society; Extended News; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: accidents; chica; colombia; distractions; driving; men
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Which distraction is worse - ogling women, using a cellphone, playing with the radio, or eating?
1 posted on 06/16/2006 10:25:27 AM PDT by canuck_conservative
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To: canuck_conservative

how about ogling a cellphone, playing with your food, or eating....er...


....yeah.


2 posted on 06/16/2006 10:26:43 AM PDT by Vaquero ("An armed society is a polite society" Robert A. Heinlein)
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(Ogling of Women a Leading Cause of Car Accidents in Colombia)



Well, have you seen these Columbian women? THey are beautiful (most of them).


3 posted on 06/16/2006 10:27:35 AM PDT by A Troop 1-14 Cav (By the time you understand women, you are one.)
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To: canuck_conservative

That's a tough one. Hmmmm, NO OGLING ALLOWED...


4 posted on 06/16/2006 10:27:53 AM PDT by Mrs. Darla Ruth Schwerin
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Ogling of Women a Leading Cause of Car Accidents in Colombia

I'd wager this isn't a problem in Iran (burkas).
5 posted on 06/16/2006 10:28:34 AM PDT by CertainInalienableRights
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To: canuck_conservative

Driving with ones genitals is not a good thing.


6 posted on 06/16/2006 10:28:42 AM PDT by Leg Olam (Four out of five voices in my head say 'Go for it!')
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To: Lee Heggy123

"Driving with ones genitals is not a good thing."

I always drive with mine, I'm very attached to them.


8 posted on 06/16/2006 10:30:00 AM PDT by dljordan
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To: canuck_conservative

We had this problem when mini-skirts gave rise to designer panties........ or not. :-)
(circa 1966)


9 posted on 06/16/2006 10:30:24 AM PDT by JoeSixPack1
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To: canuck_conservative

Ping for when pictures of pretty girls are posted! (I'm posting from my laptop while driving BTW)


10 posted on 06/16/2006 10:31:27 AM PDT by MarineBrat (Talk is cheap because supply exceeds demand.)
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To: canuck_conservative

"I'm on tonight/ You know my hips don't lie/ And I'm starting to feel it's right/ All the attraction/the tension Don't you see baby/this is perfection"

11 posted on 06/16/2006 10:33:21 AM PDT by Extremely Extreme Extremist (PENCE BASHERS WILL BE CALLED OUT)
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My Information is about 20 years old. Columbia only allowed cars to be imported about every 10 years. So you would see a bunch of older cars. There was one Chrysler air flo from the thirties a man drove to work every day.
12 posted on 06/16/2006 10:33:22 AM PDT by HuntsvilleTxVeteran ("Remember the Alamo, Goliad and WACO, It is Time for a new San Jacinto")
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Driving with ones genitals is not a good thing.

Never leave home without them.

13 posted on 06/16/2006 10:33:39 AM PDT by Izzy Dunne (Hello, I'm a TAGLINE virus. Please help me spread by copying me into YOUR tag line.)
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To: canuck_conservative; MotleyGirl70

And broken toes.


14 posted on 06/16/2006 10:34:14 AM PDT by Perdogg
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Which distraction is worse - ogling women, using a cellphone, playing with the radio, or eating?

________

ogling women talking on cell phones.


15 posted on 06/16/2006 10:34:39 AM PDT by rightinthemiddle (Islamic Terrorists, the Mainstream Media and the Democrat Party Have the Same Goals in Iraq.)
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To: xsmommy

Your experiences, please.


16 posted on 06/16/2006 10:35:05 AM PDT by martin_fierro (< |:)~)
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His presentation included close-up images of attractive women in miniskirts to remind the audience of the extent of this danger.

I'm not convinced, weill need to see the full presentation.

17 posted on 06/16/2006 10:35:09 AM PDT by 1Old Pro
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To: canuck_conservative

I saw this in high school. This guy was getting his mail, and the girl in the car next to me was obviously smitten. She was smiling and eyeing him and looked forward just in time to slam on her brakes and avoid hitting the car stopped in front of her. I wonder if she still liked him after his overreaction: holding his sides, bent over with laughter, pointing at her, etc.


18 posted on 06/16/2006 10:36:29 AM PDT by Rastus
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To: canuck_conservative; Caipirabob

CRASH!

19 posted on 06/16/2006 10:38:26 AM PDT by martin_fierro (< |:)~)
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To: canuck_conservative

I'd need some photographic proof...


20 posted on 06/16/2006 10:40:49 AM PDT by bigbob (2)
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