What do you do while you drive?

In my never ending quest to educate and enlighten, today we will discuss the perils of the road. Specifically, the activities I have learned that other drivers are partaking in while I am busy using all of my driver's education skills and singing along to the hits of the 70s and 80s.

It appears a woman in California was stuck in rush hour traffic near the Los Angeles airport. She looked over and the woman driving the car to the right of her had found a wonderful way to multitask. Apparently, she was driving with her left leg stuck out of her window and was painting her toenails. As she drove. I think that is brilliant. With this recession, more and more women have had to give up their salon pedicures. And fitting in the time to primp oneself is crucial.

When the GMAC Insurance company surveyed their clients, 8 percent of them stated they had changed clothes while driving. Well, of course. Especially if you are stuck in traffic or traveling on a road with multiple traffic lights. Nothing embarrasses me more than thinking a driver has already seen me in an outfit at a previous light. I myself like to keep at least six possible changes with me at all times. A fresh look at each stop has become my motto.

Another driver in California (I'm not picking on you west coasties - I just call them as I read them) saw a middle-aged guy doing bicep curls while driving. Now this guy was all about the symmetry as well. First, he was curling with his left arm and driving with his right. A few minutes later, he had swapped the arms to develop them equally. No word yet on whether he was wearing different clothing during these two observations.

And of course we all recently heard about the mother that was arrested while breastfeeding her child while driving. Another woman was arrested in 2003 for performing the same task while doing 65 on the Ohio Turnpike. That's another of my mottoes - Get it all done and do it fast.

A Canadian woman (see, it isn't all Californians) wrecked last year when she ran into a pole while driving and eating a bowl of cereal. Well, of course. Once you pour that milk it starts to get soggy. Who can wait?

While we are busily attempting to legislate the use of cell phones while driving, who is going to protect us from ourselves if we feel that watching an episode of Gilmore Girls on a laptop, as a woman in Maine recently did, as we speed down a freeway is appropriate behavior? I can somewhat understand though. After all, it was Gilmore Girls. Who wouldn't risk their life for quality entertainment?

But the best story I read about was a woman in Texas. She admitted that she had shaved her legs, eaten a taco, put on her makeup, and consumed an alcoholic drink while driving. All at the same time.

I don't know about you all but I'm not getting on the road today unless I have to. Apparently, people are crazy out there.

* My post from Monday, Dying from Self-Consciousness, was posted Wednesday at Bloggers Annex. It's a great site where any blogger can submit a post. Check it out sometime.

*Also, I'm headed over to check out Chick Chat, a fun video series aimed at connecting bloggers through conversation.

Twice a month, these ladies are going to post a short chat focused on a particular topic and link to a few bloggers who respond to the dialog with a video on the own blog. The two bloggers behind the brilliance are Three Bay B Chicks and Hot Chocolate Caramel Mocha. Be sure to head over today to see what all the buzz is about.