Driving Facts

It would take approximately 177 years to drive a car to the sun at highway speeds.

One in three male motorists picks their nose while driving.

A 2012 UK study by NCP car parks found that women scored higher than men on a parking skills checklist, despite taking about 20 seconds longer to complete the maneuver.

Studies show that drivers talking on cell phones, even hands-free, have reaction times comparable to drunk drivers at the legal limit of 0.08% BAC.

Japan has a network of "melody roads" that play music as you drive over them at the correct speed.

Most people turn their music down in the car when finding a street sign to "see better".

On very long, boring roads in Australia, they put up trivia signs to keep drivers alert. One sign asks a question, and a few kilometres later another sign gives the answer.