Are you a woman going solo? Try a blow-up man
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Are you a woman going solo? Try a blow-up man
Tue Jul 25, 2006 8:54am ET
The "Buddy on Demand" blow-up man. He fits in a car's glove box, appears at a flick of a switch and when a woman has finished using him, she can just pull the plug and he deflates. REUTERS/Sheilas' Wheels/Handout
LONDON (Reuters) - He fits in a car's glove box, appears at a flick of a switch and when a woman has finished using him, she can just pull the plug and he deflates.
He's the "Buddy on Demand," a blow-up man launched on Tuesday with the aim of making solo female motorists feel less nervous about driving at night.
According to research by the inflatable friend's creator, insurer Sheilas' Wheels, 82 percent of women feel safer with someone sitting in the car beside them and nearly a half don't like driving alone in the dark.
"We're not saying that an inflatable man is the only answer but we do hope it will give women extra confidence and make journeys in the dark less fearful," said Jacky Brown, the spokeswoman for Sheilas' Wheels.
The "Buddy on Demand" blow-up man. He fits in a car's glove box, appears at a flick of a switch and when a woman has finished using him, she can just pull the plug and he deflates. REUTERS/Sheilas' Wheels/Handout
LONDON (Reuters) - He fits in a car's glove box, appears at a flick of a switch and when a woman has finished using him, she can just pull the plug and he deflates.
He's the "Buddy on Demand," a blow-up man launched on Tuesday with the aim of making solo female motorists feel less nervous about driving at night.
According to research by the inflatable friend's creator, insurer Sheilas' Wheels, 82 percent of women feel safer with someone sitting in the car beside them and nearly a half don't like driving alone in the dark.
"We're not saying that an inflatable man is the only answer but we do hope it will give women extra confidence and make journeys in the dark less fearful," said Jacky Brown, the spokeswoman for Sheilas' Wheels.
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^^^^^
lol
well its not bad of an idea i think
i can sympathize with some women being scared driving at night alone thur some bad neighbourhoods
and just the sight of a big guy in the car in the dark is enuf to scare off some punk kids away i hope
good idea
lol
well its not bad of an idea i think
i can sympathize with some women being scared driving at night alone thur some bad neighbourhoods
and just the sight of a big guy in the car in the dark is enuf to scare off some punk kids away i hope
good idea
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When I was in London, there were a ton of commercials for Sheila's Wheels.. At that time they werent doing this but the commercial was pretty attractive. Great looking women driving in a convertible.
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