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A survey released on Monday shows 81 percent of Americans do more than drive when they're behind the wheel.
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Talk on the phone while you're driving? Fix your makeup? Check e-mail? You're not alone.
A survey released on Monday shows 81 percent of Americans do more than drive when they're behind the wheel.
More than eight of 10 people surveyed by Nationwide Mutual Insurance said they adjust the radio or music while they drive, while 73 percent talk on the phone, 68 percent eat, 19 percent send text messages and 5 percent checked their e-mail.
Personal hygiene was also a big driver distraction, with 19 percent fixing their hair, 12 percentputting on makeupand 2 percent shaving while at the controls of a car.
"Clearly Americans have much to do and little time to do it, so to cope with that we've become multi-taskers," said Bill Windsor, associate vice president of Safety at Nationwide.
"The problem with that is driving requires focus, and multi-tasking while driving puts you and your fellow drivers at risk."
Drivers in the survey also admitted to changing seats with passengers, watching a movie, painting their toenails, nursing a baby and putting in contact lenses while driving.
Younger drivers multi-task the most, the survey found, with 35 percent of 18-to-27 year olds saying they always multi-task in the car, compared to 21 percent of baby boomers.
Windsor said the consequences for young drivers are severe, with car accidents being the number one cause of death for Americans aged 18 to 27.
"The bottom line is if it can be done in the kitchen, bathroom, office or bedroom, it should not be done in the car," Windsor said.
While some U.S. jurisdictions require hands-free devices for cellphone use in cars, most of the activities listed in the survey are not illegal unless they are determined to be the cause of an accident.
The survey of 1,200 drivers between the ages of 18 and 60 found that while 83 percent believe they are safe drivers, 38 percent admitted they have driven a certain distance without any recollection of doing so.
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(Reuters)
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開車的時(shí)候你會(huì)做些什么？打電話？補(bǔ)妝？還是是查收郵件？
本周一公布的一項(xiàng)調(diào)查顯示，81%的美國(guó)人開車時(shí)“一心多用”。
這項(xiàng)由全美互助保險(xiǎn)公司開展的調(diào)查顯示，80%以上的人說他們開車時(shí)調(diào)過廣播或音樂，73%的人打過電話，68%的人吃過東西，19%的人發(fā)過短信，另有5%的人說他們查收過電子郵件。
此外，處理個(gè)人衛(wèi)生也是司機(jī)們開車時(shí)常做的事情。調(diào)查顯示，有19%的人在開車時(shí)整理過頭發(fā)、12%的人化過妝、還有2%的人刮過胡子。
全美互助保險(xiǎn)公司安全部副主席比爾·溫莎說：“由此可見，美國(guó)人每天需要處理很多事情，但時(shí)間又總是不夠，所以經(jīng)?！恍亩嘤谩?。
“但問題在于，開車的時(shí)候一定要集中注意力，如果三心二意則會(huì)讓你自己和路上的其他司機(jī)都面臨危險(xiǎn)。
接受調(diào)查的司機(jī)承認(rèn)他們?cè)陂_車時(shí)曾與乘客交換過座位、看過電影、涂過腳趾甲、給孩子喂過奶，還戴過隱形眼鏡。
調(diào)查發(fā)現(xiàn)，年輕司機(jī)在開車時(shí)最容易分心。在18至27歲的司機(jī)中，有35%的人說他們開車時(shí)常會(huì)做一些其它的事情，而這一比例在“嬰兒潮”這代人中則為21%。
溫莎說，年輕司機(jī)開車時(shí)三心二意會(huì)造成嚴(yán)重后果，車禍?zhǔn)敲绹?guó)18至27歲這一年齡段的人死亡的頭號(hào)殺手。
“問題是，如果一件事情能在廚房、浴室、辦公室或臥室里處理，就不應(yīng)該在開車時(shí)處理?！?/font>
盡管美國(guó)一些轄區(qū)規(guī)定必須在車上安裝手機(jī)免提接聽裝置，但此項(xiàng)調(diào)查中所列的大多數(shù)行為如果不是事故發(fā)生的直接原因，則都被認(rèn)定為合法。
這項(xiàng)共有1200名年齡在18歲至60歲的司機(jī)參加的調(diào)查發(fā)現(xiàn)，83%的人認(rèn)為自己是安全駕駛，38%的人承認(rèn)他們開了一段距離之后才意識(shí)到自己在開車。
（英語點(diǎn)津姍姍編輯）
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