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Accidents go up during Summer months - short skirts implicated

By Hank Campbell in Science 2.0
July 30, 2010
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Submitted by Hank on Fri, 07/30/2010 - 20:21
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In 2009, British men made 16.4% more auto accident claims during the Summer than other seasons - and 25% % of men have had a crash or near miss in Summer compared to only 17% of women.

The reason?  Well, women are less easily distracted and apparently men will look at anything in a skirt.


Did you lose your place in this article because of this pic?  Behavioral psychologists claim 25% of you did.

Men are also more prone to aggression and the heat makes it worse, says behavioral psychologist Donna Dawson.  But women in skirts make for a better headline.

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