I wish this weren't true, but it is . . .
A new study monitored people as they drove in the car with one of two different things: Their kid . . . or a CAKE. And the researchers wanted to see which precious, fragile passenger made people drive more carefully.
You can probably see where this is going. 95% of people drove more cautiously when they had a CAKE than when they had their KIDS.
65% drove slower with the cake . . . 60% were more cautious and gentle with their braking . . . 50% took turns slower . . . and 45% used their phones less.
The researchers say it's because the cake makes us snap out of "autopilot" mode. We're used to driving with our kids . . . we're not used to driving with food that could get messed up if we slam on the brakes or take a turn too fast.
By the way, 72% of the people in the survey rated themselves above average drivers.
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