You spend all your drive time inside your vehicle, not outside. Interior detailing is the process of not only giving your vehicle a pristine show car cleaning, but it is also
HEALTHY!
Think about this: The average Malaysian spends 30 minutes of drive time going to work everyday. This is nearly 1 hour a day breathing the air, fumes, smoke, fallout, and every other harmful contaminant we encounter driving.
All of these enter your vehicle and find their way in to your seats, carpets, upholstery, visors, and every other surface inside your vehicle.
Just how many quick lunches (Fast Food as McDonald's) have you eaten in the last year in your vehicle?
What if I told you, your STEERING WHEEL is dirtier than a public rest room toilet seat? Don't think so?
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According to the researchers done by
Queen Mary University, London, found that while 80 bacteria lurk on each square inch of toilet, over 700 harmful bugs inhabit a car's interior.
The study also found that 42 per cent of motorists regularly eat during driving, while only a third cleaned the inside of the car once a year and about 10 per cent said they never bothered to wipe down surfaces or vacuum.
Not only the steering wheel, but the whole car including the seats, headrest, belt and buckle have plenty of germs and bacteria which can be even dirtier than the public toilets. While some people may even clean their cars regularly, many won’t think of cleaning their steering wheel and often assume that it is clean just because it looks alright.
According to the researchers, the car boot was the filthiest area, with 1,000 bacteria for every one and half square inches.
They found that bacillus cereus -- a bug that can cause food poisoning and is found in rice, pasta and potatoes -- was the most common along with arthrobacter, which is found in soil and human skin.
Dr Cutler said: "While most of the bacteria were unlikely to cause health problems, some cars were found to play host to a number of potentially harmful bacterial species.
"Most people clean their homes but many are neglecting to clean their cars and are driving around in vehicles which resemble a rubbish bin."
"To avoid potential health risks it would be wise to regularly clean your car inside and out," Dr Cutler was quoted as saying by the 'Daily Mail'.
Now that you know what a bacteria trap your car’s interior is, are you more likely to give it a good cleaning? How often do you clean inside your car now? Leave your thoughts in the comments section below.
Most of the people opt to wash and clean their cars once a year on the inside. It has been found that many people like to eat inside their cars. Many of the drivers have even confessed that they like to eat in their cars.
While they eat, the oil on their hands then sticks to the steering wheel and it is then left as it is, and the crumbs just fall in different places inside the car, making it a magnet not only for germs, but also for insects. The bacteria then begins to grow and make it untidy.
To add to it, if people smoke inside the car, the fumes tend to cost the inside of the car. These factors, couple with the spilling of liquids on the seat – which could range from drinks to even sweat – all increase the amount of germs and bacteria in the car, making it some sort of health hazard. And then there’s the instance of shaking hands with friends, getting groceries, touching your hair and even scratching and then using the same steering wheel to drive!
With the latest advances in our century, also come the often overlooked lifestyle issues. So make sure your car is clean thoroughly, and not just superficially.
Posted by Mariel
