| Here’s good advice: while driving, don’t | | | | 1. coffee |
| consume anything larger, messier, or more | | | | 2. hot soup |
| intoxicating than a cough drop. But now here are | | | | 3. tacos |
| more lenient and more specific recommendations | | | | 4. chili |
| from an insurance company, so, if you’re | | | | 5. hamburgers |
| stuck in traffic and at risk of death by starvation, | | | | 6. barbecue |
| you’ll know what would be the riskiest food | | | | 7. fried chicken |
| or drink to pull from your lunch bag. | | | | 8. jelly or cream-filled doughnuts |
| Hagerty Classic Insurance, providers of auto | | | | 9. Soft drinks (Did you know that carbonation in |
| insurance for classic car owners, has provided the | | | | the nose is perilous while driving?) |
| guidance you need in the form of a 10-item list, | | | | 10. chocolate. |
| compiled from their claims reports. It includes | | | | |
| problems caused by beverages. A sudden bump | | | | Given the dangers of dining while driving, do a lot |
| can cause a spill, and if it’s hot, also a burn. | | | | of people do this? You bet. According to a survey |
| Greasy foods are also banned—the grease | | | | by the Response Insurance Agency, 57% of |
| gets on the steering wheel, making for wayward | | | | drivers eat and drive. It is the second most |
| steering. (Licking the fingers doesn’t solve the | | | | common driving distraction after tuning the radio. |
| problem.) Moreover, attempts to clean up a mess | | | | According to another survey conducted for |
| take the driver’s eye off the road. If you | | | | Exxon, 70% of drivers eat and a whopping 83% |
| drive a shift car, the risk of a bad outcome is | | | | drink coffee, juice, or soda. Nowadays, the stern |
| doubled. | | | | warning not to drink and drive could take on an |
| | | | | expanded meaning: Don’t drink |
| To keep you in suspense no longer, here, listed in | | | | anything—and don’t eat either. It raises |
| order of importance, are the top offenders that | | | | everyone’s insurance premiums. Auto |
| can lead to damaging one’s car, clothing, or | | | | makers: remove that cup holder, which so many |
| body: | | | | drivers feel compelled to fill. |