IT'S official! In nearly every way possible, male drivers are more easily distracted at the wheel than women, so says a UK wide omnibus survey from car breakdown service Autonational Rescue.

The survey was aimed at 1,000 British motorists at 65 different sampling points and found, more men than women daydream on the move, more men than women drive when they think they're 'stressed out' and considerably more men than women drivers make or answer mobile phones when they are more mobile than they should be, and looking at road maps on the move!

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