Car insurance: 22% of male drivers ‘do not wear seatbelts’
Posted by Lindsey Rodriguez on Jun 27, 2010 | No Comments »
Almost a quarter of Britain’s male car insurance policyholders choose not to wear a seatbelt while driving, new research has found.
In a survey conducted by motor insurance firm esure, 22 per cent of male motorists admitted to never wearing their safety belt.
The study, which involved 1,400 UK car insurance policyholders, revealed that 85 per cent of women are far more safety conscious and always wear a seatbelt.
Mike Pickard, a spokesperson for the firm, said: “The fact that motorists are putting their lives at risk by failing to buckle up at all times is simply staggering, but also illegal. A seatbelt is a motorist’s last line of defence.”
Londoners were found to be the worst culprits, while drivers in Scotland were shown to be most likely to buckle up.
Almost a third of respondents claimed that they were unaware that failing to wear a seatbelt was an offence for which they could be fined by the police.
Separate research, conducted recently by car maker Kia Motors, revealed that the average UK driver eats their way through 4,000 calories of food and drink while behind the wheel each week.
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