Car insurance: Bad habits 'cause car accidents'

Monday, 09 October 2006

One in five motorists has admitted they lack concentration for 75 per cent of the time they are behind the wheel, according to a report.

About 25 per cent were guilty of using a hand-held mobile phone when driving and over 3.2 million said there are distracted on the roads by thoughts about work. Another million motorists say they can't concentrate because they are too busy thinking about sex.

Lisa Dorn, director of driver research at Cranfield University which carried out the study, said: "Unsafe habits can be unlearned just as easily as they can be learned, but first, drivers must recognise the risk they face by not concentrating on their driving."

She added that even drivers who think they are safe need to get cheap motor insurance: "Research has shown that too many drivers consider themselves to be skilled and therefore think they're unlikely to be involved in a crash. These beliefs increase risk-taking on the road."

Drivers are urged to give their undivided attention to the roads because lack of concentration can cause car accidents.

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