Sour sweets make you a danger behind the wheel… but chocolate makes you a better driver

“KIDS and grown-ups love it so, the happy world of Haribo.”

Or not. As the case may be.

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Next time you buy a big bag of sweets for a car journey, be careful with goodies like Haribo Tangfastics, Skittles Sour and Sherbet Lemons.

They leave a sour taste in the mouth – but not as sour as the potential insurance claim.

Researchers found sour sweets are “not conducive to better driving” and made most drivers “wince with disgust”.

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But chocolate is good. It has a “relaxing effect” and drivers should “keep a stash in the car to combat stressful driving situations”.

Hyundai tested 1,000 people to see how sound, smell and taste influenced our emotions behind the wheel.

It found that MUSIC – and singing in the car – makes us happy. No s**t, Sherlock. As do MASSAGING CHAIRS, SMOOTHIES, EMPTY ROADS, the COUNTRYSIDE, smell of the SEASIDE and that NEW CAR smell.

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But sour sweets, ROADWORKS, CAR HORNS, and the smell of PETROL caused the most disgust.

Drivers were tested using facial coding technology, eye tracking, galvanic skin response and a heart-rate monitor.

The data also revealed that women are ANGRIER drivers – particularly when they were either undertaken, shouted or beeped at, had to deal with a back-seat driver or were faced with another driver who didn’t indicate.

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So, in summary: Avoid drivers stuck in traffic eating sour sweets.

You have been warned.