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We’re human, so we all have bad habits — even our favourite podcasters.
From scraping out the middle of a Custard Cream, to being too overconfident while on the road, there are some bad habits that can remain hush hush, and others that we should definitely get rid of to keep ourselves and our loved ones safe.
The hosts of the Private Parts, Hip Hop Saved My Life and High Performance podcasts partnered with THINK Road Safety to discuss a number of bad habits, and the results were at times hilarious, and at times sobering...
First up were Jamie Laing and Alex Mytton, from the Private Parts podcast. They called out a number of bad habits, and had some conflicting opinions.
While Jamie was on board with scooping out what is arguably the best bit of a Custard Cream, Alex found it a bit gross. But they both agreed that it’s never, ever, ok to speed when you’re driving, even if you’re in a hurry.
Listener Joe wrote in to admit that he never leaves enough time to get to the station, and that he always ends up speeding.
“You get so heated when we talk about bad driving, you can’t handle it,” Jamie said, to which Alex exclaimed: “Oh god, it riles me up. I hate being overtaken. Awful, where’s he trying to get to? Just take it easy!”
Of course, they agreed that this is a conclusive “No Way”.
Then, Alex had some great advice for all the listeners out there: “Phone off, stick to the speed limit, and I’ll be home in no time” — it’s something that we would all do well to adopt, every time we’re in our car for an errand, or a longer trip away.
Next up were Romesh Ranganathan and Rupert Majendie from the Hip Hop Saved My Life podcast. They both agreed that it’s “100% ok” to eat in bed — despite occasionally waking up covered in crumbs.
But what they weren’t on board with is speeding, even when you know the roads well. The duo agreed that it was a categorical “no way”, with Romesh saying: “Most of the times I’ve had an accident has been near my house, and that’s because you only really click in when you’re a little bit further away. So you absolutely shouldn’t do it.”
And like Jamie and Alex, they agreed that speeding when you’re in a hurry is another “no way”.
“You can’t forget the fact that you are essentially driving a lethal weapon. I don’t really care about getting to places late. I think it’s quite cool, actually,” Romesh added. “It makes people think you’ve got an edge.”
Next, Rupert asked Romesh, “What about taking your eyes off the road, as you pick up your phone?”
The comedian, of course, had the perfect answer: “What possibly could be important enough to distract you from driving a car on the road?”
“Why did you crash your car?” he asked rhetorically. “It’s because I was desperate to watch someone eat a doughnut in three seconds on TikTok, or something.”
Stacking the dishwasher badly, on the other hand, is A-OK, according to the pair, and thank god for that!
Finally, we had Damian Hughes and Jake Humphrey from the High Performance Podcast.
The presenters used sporting analogies to explain why taking responsibility, and being team oriented can make you a better person on and off the road.
Jake referenced professional basketball player, LeBron James, saying: “He always used to try to score first, rather than bringing his teammates into the game. Then, when he was at the Cavaliers, they were beaten by the Spurs, because he was focused on his own game. As he progressed, he developed a mindset of being team-oriented.”
This, the sports commentator said, is similar to when you get in the car and actively make the decision to put away your phone. “In a sporting context, that’s exactly what LeBron did: he made the right decision” — for himself, and for his team.
The key takeaway here is,” Jake continued, “when you’re in the car with other people you always look at their driving. And if someone has bad habits behind the wheel, you look at them and think, you don’t care about me, because you’re driving like this.
“If someone’s a real mate, they’d do all the things to look after you when they’re behind the wheel.”
So, as each host agrees, remember to keep your bad habits off the road. Otherwise, feel free to take however long to wash your sheets, or inspect your bogies — Jamie, Alex, and Romesh do agree that it’s acceptable, after all…
