Mirror, mascara, manoeuvre

ALMOST one fifth of women admit they have put on make up whilst driving, putting themselves and other road users at risk, a new poll has revealed.
Women’s car insurance specialist, Diamond quizzed more than 4,000 women on their driving habits and discovered surprisingly high numbers of them take unnecessary risks by applying their make up behind the wheel.
18% of the women questioned said they had have applied make up while driving, while more than 3% said they had also crashed their car as a result of it.
Diamond managing director, Sian Lewis said, “It’s worrying that quite so many women admit to this. With more than 15 million women drivers in the UK*, this could be as many as 2.7 million women regularly applying their make up whilst driving on UK roads.
“We all have busy lives but applying your make up when you’re driving means your full attention is not on the road ahead. 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.”