Bedford Driving Lessons

Britain is turning into a nation of ‘Hyacinth Bouquet’ backseat drivers with one in seven motorists having a road accident or near miss caused by a distraction from a rear passenger, a new study reveals today. Partners are cited as the worst culprits for back seat comments, but women are revealed as being most likely to get angry at criticism of their driving. Many drivers – of both sexes – admit they are even reduced to tears by the comments from the back seat. But the study reveals that it is men who are most likely to take their eyes off the road to chat to passengers. The survey of more than 1,000 motorists found they are 60 per cent more likely to have a serious crash if driving with passengers. And young motorists are the most distracted with more than half taking their eyes off the road whilst driving to chat to passengers – the highest of any age group on the road. The ‘Driver Distraction’ study, commissioned by esure car insurance revealed that 14 per cent of motorists have had an accident or near miss due to being distracted by a back-seat driver. More