Archive : Study

A survey by personal finance website Bundle has revealed that Americans spend more money on cars and car related expenses than they do on normal household expenses such as groceries, clothes, entertainment and travel. The survey reveals that an average American household spends  $ 2,208 on fuel bills alone and $ 3,269 on other expenditures related to the car. The survey has found Connecticut to be [...]

A survey conducted by car insurer RACV in Australia has revealed that the Hyundai Getz is the cheapest car in terms of the cost of ownership aspect. This result now means that the Getz can now celebrate its fourth year atop the standings of the survey. Following the Getz home in second and third places are the Fiesta Econetic and the Civic Hybrid. The survey by RACV termed the ‘Driving Your [...]

In a ‘Driver Distraction Study’ conducted by a firm, Abrams, Herzog & Filippi, over 4634 cars driven by males under the age of 30 were observed at important intersections at the New York city and in Broward County in Florida. The observations in the survey were made through video cameras and cameras installed at these intersections. The study showed that 11% of the drivers were having [...]

A survey conducted by the Pew Research Center’s Internet and American life Project has revealed that fact that both teenagers and adults, are offenders of the same degree for texting while driving. The survey has also found out that adults are also more likely to use their mobile phone for conversations while driving. The survey reports that 47% of adults send or receive texts while at the wheel [...]

Lamborghini has clearly misunderstood the meaning of ‘Going Green’. Lamborghini’s interpretation of a green car (pictured above) is the 640 hp Murcielago LP640 in a Lime Green paint job, which does not go well with the Environmental Transport Association (ETA) of the UK. While the world is increasingly becoming environment-conscious, there are a few car manufactures with their ‘heart [...]

A survey initiated by Czech car manufacturer Škoda has found out that more than 60% of drivers feel the most comfortable and satisfied when driving their car all alone by themselves. The survey, conducted in the United Kingdom (UK) has brought out the fact that car drivers like spending most of the time in their cars all by themselves, alone in the car rather than having some family member, friend [...]