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Motor insurance policyholders may be interested to discover that listening to sports matches on the radio is as risky as driving under the influence of alcohol, according to new research.
Scientists at Transport Research Laboratory (TRL) have found that car insurance policyholders’ reactions can be up to 20 per cent slower when listening to sport on the radio, adding a six-metre stopping distance increase to cars travelling at 70mph.
The researchers pointed out that this actually represents a stopping time that is ten per cent longer than that of a car driven by someone with a blood alcohol level at the UK legal limit.
Dr Nick Reed, from the TRL, said: “At particularly tense times, such as penalty shootout, it may be safer to find a safe place to park and enjoy the action without risking an accident.”
Earlier this week, research conducted by council officers in Hertfordshire revealed that a large number of car insurance policyholders were distracting themselves from the road by eating, drinking and reading while driving.
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