Posted on: Sunday, September 9, 2007
Every day, 100,000 get busted for speeding
Compiled by John MacIntyre
Year that the first known speeding ticket was issued: to cab driver Jacob German in New York City, according to the Census Bureau: 1899
Speed cited by the policeman: 12 mph
Across the nation, estimated number of people a day who receive speeding tickets: 100,000
Average citation costs: $150
BECAUSE IT'S THERE
Percentage of art thefts that occur in museums and galleries, according to a study conducted by the Art Loss Register: 17
Percentage that occur in churches: 8
Percentage of art thefts that occur in homes: 44
EATING BADLY
Percentage of Americans who say they don't have time to prepare or eat healthy meals, according to a survey by Market Research: 33
Percentage of Americans who regularly skip meals, grazing instead on snack foods as a substitute: 33
DRESS TO IMPRESS
Percentage of human relations professionals who say that the way employees dress at work directly affects their prospects for promotion, according to a study conducted by Yahoo! HotJobs and Banana Republic: 82
Percentage of workers who say the same: 68
Ranks of "appearing professional," "being comfortable," "dressing conservatively" and "looking stylish and expressing an individual style" among the top considerations of workers when they decide what to wear to work: 1, 2, 3, 4
HUMBLE BEGINNINGS
Percentage of salaried Americans who have worked by the hour at some point in their career, according to a study commissioned by www.SnagAJob.com and conducted by Zogby International: 94
Percentage of salaried and hourly workers who have at one time worked for minimum wage: 73
ANXIOUS TIMES
Percentage of workers who say a job interview is the most anxiety-inducing situation, according to a survey by www.Monster.com: 43
Percentage who say the first day on a new job: 20
Percentage who say a first date: 10
YOUR UNSECRET LIFE
Percentage of recruiters who are using search engines to learn more about candidates, according to a survey by ExecuNet: 83
Percentage of recruiters who eliminated a candidate based on information found online: 43
DEDICATION
Percentage of U.S. employers who say they work as many hours as it takes to "get the job done," according to a survey conducted by Randstad and World at Work: 81
Percentage of employees who say the same: 63
SCHOOL BILL
Total value estimated to be spent on back-to-college supplies by students and families in 2007, according to a study conducted by the National Retail Federation: $47.3 billion
Value per student/parents combined: $956.93
WHO'S APPRECIATED
Ranks of supermarkets (92 percent), online search engines (84 percent) and computer hardware companies (78 percent) as the industries that best serve consumers, according to a Harris Poll: 1, 2, 3
IDLE THOUGHT
"They know enough who know how to learn."
— Henry Adams
