The Above Average Guy

I’m glancing through the current issue of Men’s Health when I come across a regular feature called “The Above-Average Guy” which addresses issues of the day and reveals how men feel about them. This month’s subject is driving and here are some numbers:

• 1 in 4 traffic accidents in the US are said to be caused in some way by cell phone use and just under 10% of men admit they often text or tweet while driving…a dangerous combination.
• In 2008, 71% of fatal traffic accidents involved men and a quarter of those men were DUI at the time of the crash.
• 40% of men still feel very strongly that they are better drivers than women.
• The average man drives nearly 17,000 miles per year and will admit to being lost for about 300 of those miles. You know we hate asking for directions.
• Here’s one that sticks out. 1 in 6 men make rude gestures to other drivers at least once a week and I clearly fall into that category. However my wife gets very upset with me over this for two reasons…she insists it’s childish and also can be dangerous because you never know how the other driver will react. She’s probably correct about both but here’s a tip when it comes to gauging the other guy. If the other car has a lot of stickers, decals and other markers on their car stay away because they are more likely to be hostile.
• Speaking of stickers, if you’re looking for a safe way to remove old ones try a can of WD-40 and a spatula. Or try a hair dryer and start with the corners
and just peel back.
• Guys often wonder if a hot car can help them get a hot girl. It seems that it
can help as research indicates a sexy car can increase the attractiveness of the driver by about 15%. Bottom line is being behind the wheel of a 1979
Olds Delta is probably not going to help.

On an unrelated note the Shore Sports Network will conclude its basketball coverage for the season with tonight’s championship games of the Shore Conference Tournament from Monmouth University. The girl’s final at 6pm matches Neptune against St. John Vianney and following that Raritan and Rumson battle for the boy’s championship. Both games can be heard on 1160 & 1310am and will stream live at www.shoresportsnetwork.com