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HTTP:: Applying Makeup When Driving Cause for Half a Million Crashes
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British moto insurer Diamond has revealed the figures behind a recent survey among female motorists and they are nothing short of troubling. As it turns out, an estimated one in five women drivers admits to retouching their makeup on the go, when they’re behind the wheel, which translates into half a million crashes caused by them on the roads in the UK, The Telegraph informs. As a rule, women have quite a reputation for being able to do more things at once, as opposed to their male counterparts, who, most of the time, can only concentrate on the task at hand. However, when it comes to driving, women should not even consider attempting doing something else and thus avoid risking their own life, as well as those of other drivers, for nothing, The Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents warns in light of the recent numbers uncovered. “Around one fifth of female motorists confess they have touched up their mascara on the move â€" equivalent to 2.7 million of Britai!
n’s 15 million women drivers. Three per cent admitted causing a collision when distracted by applying cosmetics. Twenty-seven per cent confessed to putting on make-up and nine per cent of those aged 18 or younger have had a crash while doing so â€" three times the average. That compares with just six...
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