Driving Study

Gakked from: Reuters

LONDON (Reuters) - Over a million motorists think about sex rather than the
road ahead and millions more who don't indulge in intimate thoughts are worrying
about work or thinking about their families, a survey said on Thursday.

Research from car insurer More Than found one in five drivers admit to
concentrating behind the wheel less than 75 percent of the time, with 1.2
million thinking mostly about sex.

And sex wasn't the only non-traffic thoughts motorists have. For 3.2 million
drivers work was the main focus and for 2 million more it was family issues that
dominated.

"Unsafe habits can be unlearned just as easily as they can be learnt, but
first, drivers must recognise the risk they face by not concentrating on their
driving," said Lisa Dorn, director of Driver Research at Cranfield University of
the findings.

The study also revealed drivers' pet hates.

Topping the list were tailgaters (28 percent), lane hoggers (20 percent) and
drivers who cut in (11 percent).

Other road users who drove too fast and those who drove too slowly were also
rated on 11 percent.

The reserch carried out by Sky Living for More Than questioned 4,497 adults
in June, 2006.

Guilty as charged! Still surprised I passed my driving test all those years ago. There is hope out there for those still learning, just ignore the sexy man whispering naughty things in your ear.