This Has Way More Germs Than Your Toilet Seat

One GOOD thing that came out of the pandemic is that we’re more aware that germs aren’t only in “dirty” places – like bathrooms. A new study out of the…

Carla Rea

Published Feb 15, 2022 9:37 AM PST

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One GOOD thing that came out of the pandemic is that we're more aware that germs aren't only in "dirty" places - like bathrooms.

A new study out of the U.K. says that the average person's VEHICLE has "significantly" more bacterial contamination than the average toilet seat.

They swabbed the cars all over and they found the highest concentrations of bacteria are typically in the TRUNK. (And these were normal, everyday cars - not cars that were recently used to haul trash...)

The next-nastiest spot was the driver's seat, followed by the gearstick, the back seat, and the dashboard.

The steering wheels had the lowest amounts of bacteria of all the areas they swabbed. How is that? Probably because people are using more hand sanitizer during the pandemic than they did before.

The main takeaway? Your trunk is gross. And where do you put your groceries? Just sayin...

-Carla Rea

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Carla Rea is the morning show co-host on “The Mike and Carla Morning Show" on 96.3 KKLZ, in Las Vegas. She has been working with her partner and friend Mike O'Brian for the past 25 plus years. At KKLZ for 12 years. Carla Rea is a Gracie Award winner. She started out in talk radio, "when talk radio was still fun" Rea says. Prior to, and along with doing the morning show, Carla is also a comedian. You may have seen her on Conan O'Brien, Evening at The Improv, Showtime, or several comedy clubs across the country. Carla also worked as a light feature reporter at KSNV/NBC Las Vegas, going behind the scenes at various shows, and restaurants on the Las Vegas strip. As a content creator 96.3 KKLZ, Carla writes in a sarcastic, cheeky, unapologetic way on Las Vegas, movies, TV, celebrities, and this thing we call life.