25/11/2005 Evil cartoon driving legend Dick Dastardly has come out top in a list of cartoon capers’ worst drivers analysed by car insurer, Churchill. The outrageous antics of the mean and mischievous motorist and his sidekick Muttley put Dastardly way ahead of his cartoon counterparts when it comes to wreaking havoc on the roads, according to the Churchill study. The insurer looked at a whole range of popular cartoon characters, well-known for their driving skills – or lack of them - and reviewed their previous driving history and lifestyle indicators to determine who truly was the worst. 1. Dick Dastardly A professional rally driver with a criminal background, Dastardly is a seriously high risk driver. In every episode, he crashes the Mean Machine, a heavily modified rally car and persistently uses ruthless measures - including sabotage and reckless driving – to pursue his own self-centred aims. 2. Homer Simpson A nuclear technician, with very little common sense, Homer’s past driving offences include road rage and sleeping behind the wheel. Worryingly, Homer has a history of health problems –including heart attacks – and he also suffers, amongst other things from, poor eyesight and obesity.

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He often carries expensive items in his van and would have had to make an insurance claim when the keys were stolen by hens. 9.Scooby Doo Driven by sensible Freddy who is only 16, the left-hand drive van used to transport Scooby Doo and the team would have a high annual mileage as it’s regularly driven to isolated areas, such as haunted houses, to try to track down ‘criminals’. People also are frequently ‘bundled’ into it - which is plainly unsafe. 10.Mickey Mouse At first glance, he seems like a sensible family man, but underneath that exterior, Mickey does have a passion for speed and driving a convertible. Darren McCauley, Head of Car Insurance at Churchill, said; “These crazy cartoon characters provide us with some great entertainment and it’s fun to watch their antics on screen. What’s clear from our analysis however is that there are some distinct parallels between their madcap driving behaviour and some of the bad habits we actually see practised on our nation’s roads. The big difference between these characters and real-life situations, however, is that no-one actually ever gets hurt.” Churchill Car Insurance -