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Colombian girls stop traffic, literally

The following appeared in the news recently:

Colombian girls stop traffic, literally
, AP, 17/06/06

"In Colombia, beauty can kill. Drivers ogling attractive women rather than paying attention to the road are one of the South American country's leading causes of car accidents.

Distraction was the No. 1 cause of the 115,000 road accidents in Colombia last year. They cost $US250 million ($A340 million), according to the Road Safety Fund.

Mobile phones were the biggest distraction for drivers, accounting for about 10 per cent of all accidents. Second was men staring at women, which accounted for one in 20 crashes.

"It's a culture here of drivers honking the horn at an attractive woman, throwing her some compliment as he drives past, and he's not concentrating on driving," the group's director, Francisco Fernandez, said.

His presentation included close-up images of women in miniskirts to remind the audience of the danger."

I like the part about "His presentation included close-up images of women in miniskirts to remind the audience of the danger." Ha! What a country!

By Crazy Eagle on Jun 22, 2006, 09:13 in Friendly Talkzone.

kat1 (Moderator) says on Jun 22, 2006, 14:42:

as I said men can't do to task at once huh!!

I can drive and look ;)

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