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Mirror, Signal, Mascara: Accidents Caused by Applying Make-Up?

Nearly half a million road accidents a year are caused by women drivers applying make-up, according to a recent survey.

Young women, aged between 17 and 21, were found to be the most likely to put beauty before safety in the poll of 4,000 women drivers.

It appears that women become more safety-conscious as they grow older - only 6% of women aged 56 or older said they are least likely to apply make-up while at the wheel and just 0.5% in that age group admitted having an accident while applying make-up.

Despite the dangers, a fifth of women drivers confess they have touched up their make-up on the move. With 27% confessing to putting on make-up while driving and 9% of those aged 18 or younger admitted having crashed their vehicle while doing so- three times the average.

A survey earlier this year regarding driving distractions, in specific women found applying make-up behind the wheel- found that seven out of ten drivers believe it should lead to an automatic ban.

Women are generally great at doing more than one thing at once but this is definitely one area where multitasking should not be practised.

Driving requires concentration and even a momentary lapse could turn a near-miss into a serious or even fatal accident. Common sense says apply make-up before or after driving.

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