I thought this week I would raise awareness to eating in cars especially whist driving, how dangerous this is to the vehicle driver and other road users. 

Last week I sat at a set of traffic lights while waiting for them to change I glanced to my right and in the right hand lane sat a driver eating a sandwich.

The traffic lights now changing to green I just had to recheck to my right being conscious of the driver eating, at this split second he had to grab the sandwich with both hands as it looked as if the sandwich filling was about to land in his lap, at the same time he is accelerating to build up speed to clear the junction.

This is a good example of driving without due care and attention, surely everyone should have time in their working day to stop, leave the vehicle and enjoy a proper rest break.

Oh Crumbs!
This brings me to the subject of how your car could make you very sick and really ill, yes you may have seen the warning of Bacteria via your windscreen washer bottle revealing LEGIONELLA the microbe causing LEGIONNAIRE’S DISEASE breeding from stagnant and untreated windscreen washer water…

So be aware your whole car becomes a threat to germs growing, BACILLUS CEREUS and STAPHYLOCOCCUS bugs can cause skin infections, food poisoning and vomiting.

Germs are found in air vents, door handles, seats and mats also all switches you use every day you drive.

It is vital that all food crumbs and drink stains are cleaned from car interiors weekly using proper cleaning agents and giving the vehicle a real good hoover.

The facia and dashboard areas do tend to hold many lethal health hazards, and during 2008 a survey which was carried out found E.coli living in cars…

STAPHYLOCOCCUS
found on door handles and steering wheels
cause skin infections

BACILLUS CEREUS
on car mats and seats
cause Vomiting

E.COLI 
air con systems
cause Legionella
 
SERRATIA MARCESENS   
car mats and under seats    
cause vomiting and conjunctivitis

And don’t forget the faster you eat the faster you travel your right foot goes down, it is hard to raise your foot whilst eating.

It is just like listening to music the faster the tempo the faster the driver travels.

So stay safe and keep healthy when driving and using your vehicle.

Always stop in a safe place to eat … have heard something like that before!!!