The Top Distractions For UK Drivers
Most accidents on the roads today are caused by drivers being distracted for just a split second. You take your eye off the road for just a moment and then it happens. You have a collision.
So when I was recently approached by Lease Car and their campaign #UKDrivingDistractions I was instantly curious as to what the biggest distractions are when driving, and more importantly how many of them I am guilty of.
Lease Car have produced an infographic which surveyed 1,000 people to find out what distracted them while they were driving. What made me a bit sad was that I was actually guilty of some of them. I’m sure like me you will also be amazed at some of the distractions.
For instance did you know that 12% of men have shaved whilst waiting in the car, and 10% of women have applied make-up while waiting at traffic lights, but would you believe that 45% of women are likely to apply lipstick or lipgloss while in the car.
Concentration is key to driving safely and the single biggest distraction to driving is noise, and more precisely music. When UK drivers were asked which music was the least distracting pop music came out at 24%, classical music came out at 20% and not listening to music came out at 16%. The most distracting music was heavy metal, rock and electronic. I would like to say that I’m surprised but in all honesty it doesn’t surprise me. I have been known to sing along to living on a prayer by Bon Jovi and I am definitely not concentrating as much as I should be.
I know that it is so easy to get distracted while driving and I have on occasion been munching on my lunch because I’m late getting to my next job, sadly I’m not alone because over 32% of motorists are doing the same. Which I have to be honest this is something I won’t be doing in the future I stop and park up safely to eat my lunch.
There are many other interesting statistics that have come out from the survey. Check out the Infographic below.
What distracts you when you are driving? I would love to hear in the comments below.
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