Lilith
07-26-2006, 07:40 AM
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LONDON (Reuters) - He fits in a car's glove box,
appears at a flick of a switch and when a woman has
finished using him, she can just pull the plug and he
deflates.
He's the "Buddy on Demand," a blow-up man launched on
Tuesday with the aim of making solo female motorists
feel less nervous about driving at night.
According to research by the inflatable friend's
creator, insurer Sheilas' Wheels, 82 percent of women
feel safer with someone sitting in the car beside them
and nearly a half don't like driving alone in the
dark.
"We're not saying that an inflatable man is the only
answer but we do hope it will give women extra
confidence and make journeys in the dark less
fearful," said Jacky Brown, the spokeswoman for
Sheilas' Wheels.
LONDON (Reuters) - He fits in a car's glove box,
appears at a flick of a switch and when a woman has
finished using him, she can just pull the plug and he
deflates.
He's the "Buddy on Demand," a blow-up man launched on
Tuesday with the aim of making solo female motorists
feel less nervous about driving at night.
According to research by the inflatable friend's
creator, insurer Sheilas' Wheels, 82 percent of women
feel safer with someone sitting in the car beside them
and nearly a half don't like driving alone in the
dark.
"We're not saying that an inflatable man is the only
answer but we do hope it will give women extra
confidence and make journeys in the dark less
fearful," said Jacky Brown, the spokeswoman for
Sheilas' Wheels.