Assuming you live in an area where they tend to occur, what do you think about when you're stuck in a traffic jam? According to an Auto Club Europa German survey, traffic is the last thing on driver's minds when they're in a jam. [via GoFish]:

...only 10 percent think of finding an alternate route, according to a motor club survey published Thursday. Eight percent think about how much petrol they have, seven percent about their next meal, and seven percent about going to a toilet. Six percent think about their careers.

One in ten caught focus on their families, seven percent on shopping lists and another seven percent worry about the damage the traffic jam might do to their clutch. Only six percent said they don't think about anything in traffic jams.

However, fully one-third of the motorists said what they really thought about during traffic jams was...suprahz, suprahz....s-e-x. And - as GoFish posits - if one-third of people admit to thinking about sex, the real number is probably one-half or more.

What do I think of in traffic jams? I'm usually looking at the temperature gauge, and smelling for strange car smells. I listen to the brakes, the motor, and NPR. Really, I do. ;)

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