UK Money News
22nd July 2008
Drivers taking risks with bad habits
UK motorists are continuing to take risks on the roads through bad driving habits, despite the risks of a crash and the prospect of higher insurance premiums if they are caught.
Research published by Sainsbury's Car Insurance found that over the last month 65 per cent of motorists have engaged in some form of dangerous activity while driving.
This represents an increase of three per cent over last year, indicating that safer driving campaigns are failing to have the desired effect.
Eating and drinking whilst driving is the most prevalent dangerous habit, with 41 per cent of motorists questioned admitting to having done so during June.
Meanwhile, 28 per cent of the sample confessed to driving while tired and 18 per cent said they had driven in flip-flops or barefoot.
A statement from Sainsbury's read: "Unfortunately, many motorists may not have considered the dangers behind some of their actions.
"For example, according to our research an estimated 665,000 motorists have admitted to using a second hand child car seat in the past month and an estimated 472,000 have driven a child under the age of seven when they were not in appropriate safety seating."
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