Seven Deadly Motoring Sins

According to a recent survey, UK drivers are officially motoring sinners. And used car website Motors.co.uk has asked the opinions of nearly a thousand drivers to find out what sins are being commited on the UK's roads. The seven deadly sins were outlined as follows;

Gluttony - Eating and drinking whilst behind the wheel
Greed - Hogging more than one lane
Envy - Checking out another persons motor
Lust - Getting amorous in the car/checking out another driver
Sloth - Lazy driving/cutting corners
Pride - Checking appearance/applying make up in rear view mirror
Wrath - Road rage

The results showed that vanity accounted for more than half the sinners as 55 percent of drivers admitted to putting on make-up or checking their appearance in the rear-view mirror whilst driving. Only five percent admitted to being amorous in their cars whilst 60 percent confessed to having lustful thoughts about other drivers. Another 60 percent of drivers admitted to getting green-eyed over other peoples motors whilst the most percentage of drivers - 77 percent - admitted to eating behind the wheel.

Commenting on the findings, Katie Armitage from motors.co.uk, said: "It soon became clear after seeing the results generated by our latest survey that we are indeed a nation of sinners when it comes to being behind the wheel. It seems that drivers were more open about admitting to eating behind the wheel than with more serious offences like road rage, which we know is on the rise. Although this survey was conducted with humour in mind, the results have clearly shown that modern day driving distractions are a real issue and bugbear for all drivers, so we hope that by highlighting the issues drivers may now be more aware of the sins they are committing on a daily basis."