It is not so much a case of mirror, signal, manoeuvre as mirror, signal, mascara.
Almost half of UK women admit applying make-up while driving – mainly because they get out of bed at the last minute, a poll reveals.
Some 46 percent go for last-minute beauty top-ups – most often at traffic lights or while queuing – and 43 per cent say they do it even though they know it is wrong.
Insurers estimate that as many as 450 000 accidents a year are caused by women drivers being distracted while applying cosmetics.
Yet only 14 percent said using make-up in the car affected their driving, according to a poll of 1000 women by semi-permanent make-up specialist Debra Robson.
Lip gloss, mascara and lipstick were the most commonly applied products by commuters.
But the reason for their haste is time pressure. A fifth are so rushed in the morning they spend just five minutes doing their make-up.
Only 10 percent of women spend 30 minutes or more on warpaint.
Debra Robson said: “It’s because most professional women do everything in a rush, particularly in the mornings when they are juggling a multitude of tasks.” -Daily Mail