Women drivers applying make-up while behind the wheel are responsible for almost half a million road accidents a year in Britain, according to a new survey.
Women drivers applying make-up while behind the wheel are responsible for almost half a million road accidents a year in Britain, according to a new survey.
About one-fifth of the female motorists surveyed confessed that they had touched up their mascara on the move - equivalent to 2.7 million of Britain's 15 million women drivers.
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The poll of 4,000 women drivers by women's motor insurer Diamond comes a year after the introduction of a new offence of causing death by careless driving, which carries a prison sentence of up to two years.
Earlier, careless driving offences - including applying make-up, eating and map reading - were punishable only by a fine.
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Twenty-seven per cent women confessed to putting on make-up and nine per cent of those aged 18 or younger have had a crash while doing so, which is three times the average.
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Diamond managing director Sian Lewis said it is "worrying" that so many women put themselves and other road users at risk.
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"Is your mascara more important than yours and other road users' safety? Even if you're lucky enough to arrive at your destination safely, you could be charged with careless driving if spotted by the police.
"Women are generally great at doing more than one thing at once but this is definitely one area where multitasking should not be practised," she added.
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