It's true! As a child, my favorite way to ride in the car was on the floor of the front passenger seat, and I'd go to sleep with my head in my mother's lap.
Several years ago, I read about a study which suggested that people "compensate" for all the safety additions in their cars by driving more recklessly, usually not conscious that they are doing this. The author suggested that the one thing in a car that would guarantee safe driving would be a spike in the middle of the steering wheel, pointed at the center of the driver's chest.
"Several years ago, I read about a study which suggested that people "compensate" for all the safety additions in their cars by driving more recklessly, usually not conscious that they are doing this."
Never heard of this. Evidence please?