posted June 27, 2005 11:24 AM              

Please don't shoot the messenger, but Suncorp Metway, Ltd., a multi-faceted Australian Financial Service, ranked car accident claimants by Sun sign in a study of 160,000 accident claims over the previous three-year period. This is what they found.

Restless Geminis Behind the Wheel
The number one worst drivers were Geminis, "typically described as restless, easily bored and frustrated by things moving slowly," explained Warren Duke, Suncorp's national manager of personal insurance. "They had more car accidents than any other sign."

No astrologer would argue with that description of the sign of the Twins and probably this isn't very surprising news. But what about the other signs?

According to a news release dated February 10, 2002, Duke said the study was carried out as part of Suncorp's annual review of claims. "We always look for trends in claims to see if there are ways to reduce our pricing, but there is no intention to introduce astrology as a rating factor for motor insurance," he said.

Second and third place holders for this dubious honor are Taurus and Pisces. "Taureans were thought to be obstinate and inflexible, "said Duke," while Pisceans could be risk-takers and daredevils."

Your personal astrologer would offer other explanations. First Taurus. Yes, Taureans can be obstinate and inflexible, but they are also the most introverted and self absorbed of all the signs. Their natural path in life is to think about their own body—its immediate comfort and needs—and to deal with only the most tangible and immediate of realities. Their thinking as drivers may run like this. My stomach is full, the temperature in the car is pretty good, the noise level is good, I'm riding right at 60, I don't have to use the bathroom for at least another hour and there's plenty of gas in the tank. At a very fundamental level, the world outside the chassis of their car may not exist at all. Since freeway driving requires spatial perception and processing of much abstract information (speed, flow and distance), this is counter to their natural way of processing the world around them.

Pisces the Daredevil?

Pisces, in the number three position, is the other sign that lives in a world of its own. Duke describes them as potential risk takers and daredevils. However, there are other signs we would nominate much more readily for a description like this.

Pisceans are the gentle dreamers of the zodiac. They may spend many hours a day in fantasy worlds, escaping the painful realities of life on the physical plane and, more often than not, the pain of being in a physical body. They often experience the whole manifest world as an illusion and their presence in it as temporary and of little importance.

This Piscean detachment from the physical can lead to unconscious feelings of invulnerability or invincibility, also to unconscious feelings of victimization and sacrifice. If you are momentarily deluded into thinking you don't have physical limits, and that your life is but a fleeting moment in the eternal life of the soul, you can respond to situations of physical danger in illogical ways. Or, at the very least, be slow on the uptake.

Please don't take these descriptions as critical. The qualities of Taurus and Pisces are invaluable in their proper spheres of influence. Astrology is not a critical tool. It is a tool of enlightenment. Something you read here and become conscious about may save your life.

Duke continues, "Capricorns, who came last on the list, are typically described as patient and careful."

No argument with that from the professional astrologer. It's no surprise Caps are the safest behind the wheel. They're the safest at everything! Their patience and sense of responsibility are legendary. Imagine the thrill I felt in the passenger seat when I divorced my Gemini husband and began dating a Capricorn.

The great middle ground of this survey is held by Sun signs in this order:

4. Virgo
5. Cancer
6. Aquarius
7. Aries
8. Leo
9. Libra
10. Sagittarius
11. Scorpio [and Capricorn in last position as the best drivers]

Is this what you would have expected? There is something else fascinating about this list.

The folks at SunCorp would have no way of knowing it, but Capricorn to the side, the signs in the last two positions and first two positions are the exact opposite. This tells us a great deal about polarities, doesn't it? Scorpio is opposite Taurus and Sagittarius is opposite Gemini.

Sagittarians may stay safe in their cars the same way they do in life, by having superbly developed higher minds. Another name for this mind is intuition. The highly developed sense of flow and good timing characteristic of Sagittarians is what makes them the lucky sign. Furthermore, their minds are right at home dealing with traffic patterns, flow and spatial relations.

Scorpios, on the other hand, may stay safe because they are intimately involved with the inner lives of others in the same way their opposite sign Taurus is defended against this information. Scorpios are sensitive to energy— whether it is a foot away or thousands of miles away—and can feel someone "coming up from behind" at many different levels. Scorpios know if you've had a fight with your wife the night before or if you're thinking about embezzling or having an affair with your best friend's husband. That's why we always feel like they can see right through us. They can.

Scorpios would be the drivers who would instinctively "wake up" in time to let a cocaine addict pass them at 95 or give a wide berth to a passive aggressive soccer mom hassling two kids in the back seat and a phone conversation with her husband all at the same time.

Where does your sign fall in this survey? Whatever your Sun sign, let's all learn from this survey and be safe on the road.

About the Author
Nancy R. Fenn has been a professional astrologer in the San Diego area for over 25 years. She specializes in family readings.

posted June 27, 2005 11:32 AM              

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Restless Geminis Behind the Wheel
The number one worst drivers were Geminis, "typically described as restless, easily bored and frustrated by things moving slowly," explained Warren Duke, Suncorp's national manager of personal insurance. "They had more car accidents than any other sign."

No astrologer would argue with that description of the sign of the Twins and probably this isn't very surprising news. But what about the other signs?

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I always told myself I would never drive especially in the city I live. I know I'd get myself into trouble with my big mouth. I wouldn't have patience. Plus I'd be to busy daydreaming. I'd probably get into a car accident by stopping in the middle of the highway...all because I saw a cute kitty.

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Duke continues, "Capricorns, who came last on the list, are typically described as patient and careful."

No argument with that from the professional astrologer. It's no surprise Caps are the safest behind the wheel. They're the safest at everything! Their patience and sense of responsibility are legendary. Imagine the thrill I felt in the passenger seat when I divorced my Gemini husband and began dating a Capricorn.

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Bullsh*t. The cappies I know are impatient and cannot stand traffic. One of my best female friends who is a cappy will tear your head off on the road. I get scared being with her in the car. She yells at everything and curses at everyone. She is very impatient. She is known for her road rage.

A typical day of driving for her would consist of at least cursing at at least 4 people. She speeds and screeches. I always get car sick when I am with her.

What the f***!!!!!!!!!!!

Get the f*** out of the way!!!!!!!!

Where the f*** is he going!!!!!!!!!!!

Stupid mother f*****!!!!!!!!!!!!!

posted June 28, 2005 07:46 PM              

Personally I know of a Gemini who didn't have a accident in 30 years.

I know of a scorpio/saggi cusp. Who had so many small accidents and who got driving license suspended twice for careless driving.

posted June 28, 2005 07:50 PM              

oh this is so true for Gems, sorry people, but although Im a much better driver now than I used to be, Im still not really so good. I can be anal about being safe, I do have spatial sense, but I AM guilty of reading my textbooks, opening the mail, eating pizza, putting on my make up, listening to music, talking on the cell phone and oh, by the way, driving, at the same time

my uncle who has studied astro for about 40 years now says that he has always seen a trend with the air and fire signs and racing--be it ski, car, or even flying fast jets and the sort. He provided a plethora of examples of distinguished air and fire signs in those positions and said that although they both have a tendency to speed and move fast, and understand how to move the machinery with them, fire signs still have the better control over manuevering versus air,

its true in that all the Gems I know drive crazy fast like maniacs...my best friend who is a double Gem cusses like there is no tomorrow at the wheel. Although she is like a race car driver, she can weave between traffic and not TOUCH any of the cars even once. What I mean by her being a bad driver is scaring the crap out of everyone within a 20 mile vicinity, but she does have control over the vehicle at all times

posted June 28, 2005 07:57 PM              

It's quite normal to wake up at 7am....and hear people fighting for parking spaces. Then come the screeches.

posted June 28, 2005 07:59 PM              

I love animals so much.....great now I'm all depressed now.

posted June 29, 2005 06:57 AM              

OK, maybe I’m taking this too seriously…but it hit a nerve. Why do we get belittled??? Actually don’t answer that - I’m in no mood to be patronized.
Give me a second…

OK now I’m better

posted June 29, 2005 07:23 AM              

LOL TP , this is an unbelievably accurate description of one of my closest friends who's also a female cappy. Being with her in the car is like being on a ride in a rollercoaster LOL.

posted June 30, 2005 03:04 AM              

sometimes it can be irritating that Gems are always thought of as being irresponsible in every situation, but we can sit up and take control quite nicely, and get things done very very well when and if we want to.

If you know what a gem you are, why bother even being bothered, I mean, everyone knows
pisceans are the most evolved right?

posted July 02, 2005 12:23 AM              

When she was driving me home, she almost hit a man who ran when there was a green light.

She rolled down the window and screamed green light mother f*cker!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Then she screeched and sped all the way to my house.