650,000 car accidents caused by uninvited insects

According to a survey conducted by esure car insurance, over half a million drivers have had a car accident where the distraction was caused by insects and bugs. The little things have caused an estimated £44 million ($88 million) worth of car damage each year.

esure car insurance surveyed over 1,000 motorists to find out the top summer driving distractions and insects proved to cause the second biggest distraction. 75 percent of drivers said that rogue bugs drove them to distraction while over a million drivers said that they slammed the brakes...
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EnnNorak - 8/24/2007 11:10:05 PM

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We had a bee in the car while driving south on I-15 on the way to Nevada and it bent my wife all out of shape as she was driving at the time.

ZZZushi - 8/25/2007 7:35:22 AM

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Here in Australia, we have lots of nasty bugs and such.

I recall a few years back I was moving house.
A Huntsman spider ,the size of my hand, must have been hiding in a packing box and decided to go for a little stroll.

I can tell you, there is nothing more unnerving than finding one of those in your car travelling at 110km/h on the freeway.