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https://www.independent.co.uk/life-style...88211.html
EXCERPT: [...] It’s not only in the car where the younger generation’s lack of knowledge is evident, as many of them also struggle with basic DIY tasks. [...] The results also found millennials are twice as likely to call someone else for help with car or general DIY maintenance. [...] Almost three-quarters of millennials admit they have no idea how to change a tyre, a study has found. A poll of 2,000 drivers revealed that while almost half of those aged 36 and above could confidently change a wheel at the side of the road, just 27 per cent of 18-23-year-olds reckon they could do the same. More than a third of millennials also admitted they would struggle to confidently open a car bonnet while 34 per cent don’t know what power steering does. And only half of under-35s, polled by TV show *Flipping Bangers*, know how to check and top up the oil level on their car.
MORE: https://www.independent.co.uk/life-style...88211.html
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http://time.com/4904288/igen-jean-m-twenge-review/
...most surprising finding is that those born since 1995 are obsessed with safety. iGen’ers are “less likely to go out without their parents,” she writes, and less likely to agree with statements like “I like to test myself every now and then by doing something a little risky.” They’re safer drivers, with fewer accidents and tickets, and they are half as likely as Gen X-ers to get in a car with a driver who’s been drinking. And yet, “iGen’ers seem terrified — not just of physical dangers but of the emotional dangers of adult social interaction,” Twenge writes. Their caution may help keep them safe, she finds. But it also makes them vulnerable.
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