Thursday, May 22, 2003

Lifestyle Results are in:  New York City drivers are the rudest; Chicago drivers are most dangerous; Charlotte drivers are most polite and safest; and Denver drivers the sleepiest. Road Rudeness Climbs -- New York City Comes in First Nine out of ten drivers nationwide said tailgating, making rude gestures, and passing on the side of the road are the most widely considered acts of aggressive driving.  The survey reveals New York City drivers are three times as likely to flip-the-bird versus the national average. Sexes Behind the Wheel. -- When it comes to multi-tasking behind the wheel, the survey reveals that women are three times more likely than men to "put on make-up, shave or comb hair" while driving. Drowsy Driving is Common in Seattle and Denver. -- Seattle drivers rank as the country's drowsiest -- 86 percent said they sometimes feel drowsy while driving, compared with 76 percent of drivers nationwide.  Denver ranks as the sleepiest city as a shocking 45 percent of Denver motorists admitted to falling asleep, at least once, behind the wheel, which was well above the national average of 36 percent. Source: "Nerves of Steel" aggressive driving survey Lifestyle Amazon.com said on Wednesday the latest installment in the Harry Potter book series has already become its fastest-selling new product ever, with more than 500,000 copies ordered in advance of the book's publication on June 21. Source: Amazon.com Health 24 percent of doctors in their final year of training said they wouldn't go into medicine if they could start over. In 2001, just 5 percent of doctors surveyed said they wouldn't have studied medicine, and prior to the 2002 study, no more than 11 percent of doctors had said they would have avoided medicine. The survey found that 60 percent of doctors said malpractice worries were causing them a "significant level" of concern. Source: Merritt, Hawkins & Associates of Dallas 8:18:59 AM    comment []