Study reveals the inside of your car is dirtier than the average toilet

The researchers identified the filthiest areas of a car:

1. Boot - 1,425 bacteria identified
2. Driver’s seat - 649 bacteria identified
3. Gearstick - 407 bacteria identified
4. Back seat - 323 bacteria identified
5. Dashboard - 317 bacteria identified
6. Steering wheel - 146 bacteria identified.

Vehicles sampled: 
• Car 1: Peugeot 307-SW; 17 years old; animals; bought second hand with one previous owner. 
• Car 2: VW Golf; 5 years old; animals and children; bought third hand with two previous owners. 
• Car 3: Ford Focus; 13 years old; animals and children; bought second hand with one previous owner. 
• Car 4: Honda Jazz; 9 years old; animals and children; bought third hand with two previous owners. 
• Car 5: Peugeot 308; 2 years old; bought second hand with one previous owner. 

Toilets: 
Two domestic toilets were chosen that had not been knowingly cleaned but had been used in the preceding 24 hours.

Study reveals the inside of your car is dirtier than the average toilet | Aston University

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[dj_efk]

Is the word “animals” in 4 out of 5 cases a reference to the hygiene standards of the owners I wonder.

 

[audifan]

Only need to look at the for sale adverts and see the state of them. And to make it worse they want you to buy them in that condition!!!!!!

 

[Robin_Cox]

Biodiversity is considered to be a positive in the environment ...