13 Outrageous Driving Superstitions
The 13th March 2013 saw the release of the much anticipated 13 plate cars! But will the superstitious drivers among you avoid these new cars because of the negativity that clings to the number 13? Many people believe that buying a 13 plate car would be tempting fate and car dealers are anticipating a drop in sales!
Would you purchase a new 13 plate car or will you hold off until September to nab yourself a 63 plate car? How far will our superstitious go? Check out these unusual driving superstitions:
- Black Cats = Bad Luck
- Black Cats = Good Luck
- Funeral Cars
- New Cars Need Coins
5 Dangerous Driving Superstitions:
- If you drive through an amber traffic light you need to touch the ceiling of your car whilst doing it.
- You must hold your breath whilst driving past graveyards
- You must also hold your breath when you’re driving across any county borders.
- If you happen to be crossing a bridge or railway track in your car you need you need to lift your feet up.
- If you see a tractor then you need to close your eyes and make a wish.
4 Ridiculous Motor Racing Superstitions
- David Coulthard was famous for wearing his lucky underpants while Alex Wurz always wore different coloured racing boots.
- Racing drivers despise green cars; they are seen as a bad luck omen to many. In 1920, Indianopolis 500 Champion Gaston Chevrolet was driving a green car when he was killed in Beverley Hills California – and this is where the green car superstition began.
- When it comes to NASCAR drivers it seems they have a real aversion to peanuts which are in their shells to the point where unshelled peanuts are banned from garages and pit lanes! This superstition stems from a time before the war where for some reason there was a spate of road traffic accidents were peanuts were found in the cars involved.
- If you watch Valentino Rossi carefully you will see he has to put one boot on before the other, one glove on before the other and he has to get on his bike in a certain way.