Why You Should Rub A Potato On Your Windshield
So here is why you should rub a potato on your windshield. It turns out potatoes have a practical use for cars.
Cutting a potato in half and rubbing the exposed side all over a vehicle’s windshield can prevent it from icing over in the winter and getting foggy in the rain.
According to the John Clark Motor Group, “This one really isn’t just an old wives’ tale. Rubbing the cut side of half a potato against the outer surface can make a real difference.”
The reason the trick works is sugar from the potato creates a layer between the glass and the frozen surface, says The Weather Network’s Mia Gordon. That makes the ice easy to brush away with windshield wipers, she says.
The Mirror in the UK also says, the American channel ‘The Weather Network’ also shared the tip in a viral YouTube clip explaining a potato’s uses. However, the group also made it clear drivers had to rub the potato in their glass the night before a cold spell to take full advantage.
What’s your favorite hack?
North Carolina City Tops The List Of Car Ownership Rates
This is one list, that’s an interesting statistic. I’m not sure if it’s inherently good or bad that a North Carolina city tops the list of car ownership rates. And another city comes in at number 7. On one hand, it’s good that our state is affluent enough that residents can afford to purchase and maintain vehicles. On the other hand it probably also speaks to the lack of good public transportation. Not just that but the spread-out suburban nature of most North Carolina cities just makes not having a vehicle pretty impractical. Even in Charlotte with the light rail and Lynx gold line, you’d be severely limited on where you could get to without a car.
This list was compiled by Automoblog who calculated the household vehicle access, percentage of workers commuting by car, and average commute times by using data from the 2020 U.S. Census. Additionally, the statistics for time lost in rush-hour traffic Automoblog sourced from the TomTom Traffic Index. They are based on the additional time spent commuting in rush hour compared to the same routes in normal traffic.
The Why Of Car Ownership
It’s not just North Carolina though, in fact, in most cities in the U.S a car is a necessity for the majority of households. There are of course exceptions, such as New York City. In fact in the Big Apple, according to this study, only 70% of households have access to a vehicle. I’m actually surprised that it is that high, I can’t imagine navigating driving around Manhattan. In contrast, though, the top 10 featured on this list all have over a 94.7% car ownership rate. Does it surprise you that two North Carolina cities have the highest car ownership rates? Texas has three but no other state has more than one.
Would you be willing to use public transportation if it could get you where you need to go quickly? Safety is by far my biggest concern, even more than ease of access. With concerns over gas emissions as well as cost, and some areas requiring electric vehicles it will be interesting to see what transpires in North Carolina. Keep reading to see the top 10 cities and read the full analysis here.