新奇事件簿 轎車內攜帶致命細菌

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Many people feel safer in their own cars than risk getting germs while travelling on public transport. The truth for many car drivers and passengers is the opposite. A British survey discovered that most cars are so dirty inside that they are a potential breeding ground for bacteria such as the deadly E.Coli. The survey was carried out by the University of Nottingham. Microbiologists analysed steering wheels, hand brakes, foot wells and seats to find out what bacteria might be lurking there. They found that most cars were dirty enough to harbour the deadly bacteria. They also discovered that most car owners gave very little thought to the importance of keeping their car interior hygienic.

許多人認為比起乘坐公共交通工具所攜帶的細菌，在私家車中要更加安全。而對于許多車主和乘客來說，事實卻截然相反。英國的一項研究發(fā)現(xiàn)車中攜帶著許多有毒病菌，它們還是致命細菌的滋生地，例如大腸桿菌。這是諾丁漢大學所做的研究。微生物學家對方向盤、手剎、座位以及擱腳處的細菌進行了研究。它們發(fā)現(xiàn)絕大多數(shù)汽車都攜帶這些致命細菌。他們還發(fā)現(xiàn)絕大多數(shù)轎車車主很少重視車內衛(wèi)生。

Cars are an ideal place for germs to live. Over half of car owners have dropped food onto seats, while a third have spilt drinks. Other owners spoke of children's vomit and 'pet accidents'. Despite this, only a quarter of owners cleaned the inside of their cars once every three months and most drivers still eat and drink at the wheel. Common problems the researchers found were drink bottles under seats, used tissues in storage areas and rotting food on carpets and seat covers. A spokeswoman said: "It's really worrying to see just how dirty people are letting their cars get. We were expecting to find some bad stuff from the University of Nottingham's testing but we didn't expect to find bacteria relating to E.coli in there."

汽車是細菌滋生的理想場所。有超過一半車主曾經將食物掉到過座位上，有三分之一車主在座位上撒過飲料。還有車主說車內曾經有小孩的嘔吐物和寵物的糞便。盡管是這樣，但是只有四分之一的車主會在每三個月清理一次車內衛(wèi)生，絕大多數(shù)車主仍然在車里吃喝。研究人員發(fā)現(xiàn)的普遍問題是飲料瓶會出現(xiàn)在座位底下，手紙在存儲區(qū)，腐爛的食物會在地毯或是座套上。發(fā)言人稱：“車內衛(wèi)生之糟糕已經到達了讓人擔憂的地步。我們希望從諾丁漢大學的檢測中發(fā)現(xiàn)一些有害物質，但是我們不希望發(fā)現(xiàn)與大腸桿菌有關的細菌。