Millions of drivers 'thinking about sex'

Over 1 million British motorists think about sex rather than the road ahead and millions more who do not indulge in intimate thoughts are worrying about work or thinking about their families, a survey says.

Research from car insurer More Than finds one in five drivers admit to concentrating behind the wheel less than 75 per cent of the time, with 1.2 million thinking mostly about sex.

For 3.2 million drivers work are the main focus and for 2 million more it is family issues that dominate.

"Unsafe habits can be unlearned just as easily as they can be learned, but first, drivers must recognise the risk they face by not concentrating on their driving," Lisa Dorn, director of Driver Research at Cranfield University, said.

The study has also revealed drivers' pet hates.

Topping the list are tailgaters (28 per cent), lane hoggers (20 per cent) and drivers who cut in (11 per cent).

Other road users who drove too fast and those who drove too slowly are also rated on 11 per cent.

The research carried out by Sky Living for More Than questioned 4,497 adults in June, 2006.

- Reuters