Attention: TDR Forum Junkies 
... and I want a copy of this guy's PowerPoint presentation! 
Matt
Here's the story as pulled right from the newswire:
ODDITY-Colombia-Beauty Kills
INDEX: International, Automotive, Travel, Transport, Justice,
Politics, Health
BOGOTA, Colombia -- 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.
According to research by the Road Safety Fund, a private organization, distraction was the number one cause of the 115-thousand road accidents in Colombia last year.
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.
The group's director calls it a "culture" of drivers honking the horn at an attractive woman, while throwing her a compliment as he drives past.
His presentation included close-up images of attractive women in miniskirts to remind the audience of the extent of the danger.
Other listed distractions were drivers fussing with their appearances and looking at advertising -- which in Colombia often features scantily clad women.
(AP)
Matt
Here's the story as pulled right from the newswire:
ODDITY-Colombia-Beauty Kills
INDEX: International, Automotive, Travel, Transport, Justice,
Politics, Health
BOGOTA, Colombia -- 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.
According to research by the Road Safety Fund, a private organization, distraction was the number one cause of the 115-thousand road accidents in Colombia last year.
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.
The group's director calls it a "culture" of drivers honking the horn at an attractive woman, while throwing her a compliment as he drives past.
His presentation included close-up images of attractive women in miniskirts to remind the audience of the extent of the danger.
Other listed distractions were drivers fussing with their appearances and looking at advertising -- which in Colombia often features scantily clad women.
(AP)
