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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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開車的時候你會做些什么？打電話？補妝？還是是查收郵件？
本周一公布的一項調查顯示，81%的美國人開車時“一心多用”。
這項由全美互助保險公司開展的調查顯示，80%以上的人說他們開車時調過廣播或音樂，73%的人打過電話，68%的人吃過東西，19%的人發過短信，另有5%的人說他們查收過電子郵件。
此外，處理個人衛生也是司機們開車時常做的事情。調查顯示，有19%的人在開車時整理過頭發、12%的人化過妝、還有2%的人刮過胡子。
全美互助保險公司安全部副主席比爾·溫莎說：“由此可見，美國人每天需要處理很多事情，但時間又總是不夠，所以經常‘一心多用’”。
“但問題在于，開車的時候一定要集中注意力，如果三心二意則會讓你自己和路上的其他司機都面臨危險。
接受調查的司機承認他們在開車時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。
調查發現，年輕司機在開車時最容易分心。在18至27歲的司機中，有35%的人說他們開車時常會做一些其它的事情，而這一比例在“嬰兒潮”這代人中則為21%。
溫莎說，年輕司機開車時三心二意會造成嚴重后果，車禍是美國18至27歲這一年齡段的人死亡的頭號殺手。
“問題是，如果一件事情能在廚房、浴室、辦公室或臥室里處理，就不應該在開車時處理。”
盡管美國一些轄區規定必須在車上安裝手機免提接聽裝置，但此項調查中所列的大多數行為如果不是事故發生的直接原因，則都被認定為合法。
這項共有1200名年齡在18歲至60歲的司機參加的調查發現，83%的人認為自己是安全駕駛，38%的人承認他們開了一段距離之后才意識到自己在開車。
（英語點津姍姍編輯）
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