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We all know what teenagers do in the back seats of cars, don't we? Since the smart fortwo only comes with two seats, it's something that any parent will never have to worry about. And Dave Schembri, SmartUSA president, wanted to put everyone's fears to rest when he said, "After all, what better car to have for your teenager than one without a backseat."

But Schembri was actually talking about the far more dangerous backseat activity for teens: distracting the drivers in the front seats. (I don't know what else you might have been thinking). Since more than one accident has been caused by a rowdy -- or just plain distracting -- group of kids on the rear bench, it's another thing fortwo drivers won't have to worry about on the commute.

[Source: The Car Connection]

OK, anyone with kids probably said the same thing we did after reading the headline, "Duh." We hope LV, a British insurance company, didn't pay much for this study, which says distractions from kids cause even more accidents than mobile phones. They could have asked almost anyone with children what's more distracting and gotten their answer for free.

The study also found that women are more likely to go into "automatic pilot" mode when driving. By that they mean women are more likely to arrive at their destination and have no recollection of their drive. Which is pretty scary,actually, but could explain all those SUVs on the highways drifting from lane to lane with no signals. Either that or all those 'utes have screaming kids in the back seat keeping the drivers from hearing their mobile phone properly.

WhatCar suggests providing games for the kids to play while traveling and taking multiple breaks to let them work off some energy. We say this might be good support for inventing some sort of Plexiglass wall to fit between front and back seats. Kinda like you see on Cops, but without the handcuffs. On the other hand...

[Source: WhatCar]