How Humiliating!

Sometimes even the most cautious motorists can embarrass themselves shamefully behind the wheel. More than 90 percent of those queried admitted to at least one mortifying gaffe, with nearly five percent confessing to 10 or more, according to a recent survey conducted among 2,000 licensed drivers by Insurance.com in Foster City, Calif. “It’s those moments when you hope nobody is watching,” says Des Toups, managing editor of Insurance.com. Here are the five most-common motoring mishaps, with results broken down by gender: 1. Forgot where they parked: 52 percent (men: 44 percent; women: 59 percent). 2. Drove over a curb in a parking lot: 43 percent (men: 35 percent; women: 51 percent). 3. Locked keys in the car: 37 percent (men: 34 percent; women: 41 percent). 4. Gone the wrong way down a one-way street: 34 percent (men:  30 percent; women: 38 percent). 5. Driven away with something on the roof, such as coffee or a purse: 31 percent (men: 28 percent; women: 34 percent).