Male drivers are twice as likely to crash because of distraction
April 18th, 2011 - 1:53 pm ICT by ANILondon, April 18 (ANI): A new research has indicated that men are worse drivers.
Research by Santander Insurance found that men are twice as likely to crash because of distractions, reports the Daily Express.
More than one in 10 who had an accident admitted it happened after they became distracted at the wheel, compared with one in 20 women.
A third had experienced near misses after losing their concentration, but only a fifth of women said the same.
The most common distraction for men was adjusting the car stereo, with 76 per cent per cent admitting it made them take their eyes off the road, according to research.
Two-thirds became distracted by having a soft drink or eating while half
lost concentration when handling a CD.
More than a quarter admitted talking on a mobile phone while driving.
While 96 per cent of drivers acknowledged texting in the car was dangerous, a quarter still regularly did it.
Map-reading, shaving, kissing and reading a newspaper were also common causes of crashes for men.
Women were half as likely to become distracted by most of these things. (ANI)
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