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Twelve million fashion-conscious women drivers of Britain are risking their lives by wearing sunglasses which limit their view of the road.
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Twelve million fashion-conscious women drivers of Britain are risking their lives by wearing sunglasses which limit their view of the road.
The vast majority of Britain's 14.4million female motorists admit to putting style before safety, research shows.
But road safety experts say they should jettison the chunky wide-armed variety of sunglasses worn by Kylie Minogue, Paris Hilton and Victoria Beckham - as well as those with pink or very dark lenses.
The Eyecare Trust charity also advised women to make safety their first priority with sunglasses for driving.
More than eight out of ten women (82 per cent) surveyed failed to consider safety when choosing sunglasses for driving - equivalent to 11.8million female motorists.
One in ten - 1.3million - drive in wide-armed glasses that severely restrict their peripheral vision. A further 7 per cent wear lenses that are so dark they are illegal for driving.
The researchers commissioned by insurer Sheilas' Wheels also found that fewer than one in five (18 per cent) of women bought sunglasses specifically for driving while almost two-thirds (61 per cent) based their choice on appearance rather than practicality.
Niki Bolton, of car insurers Sheilas' Wheels, said: "Too many women drivers are unaware of the dangers of wearing some of this summer's hottest sunglasses' styles when driving.
"Wide arms and dark lens tints may be the must-haves of the moment, but fashion- conscious women should put safety ahead of style when in control of a car."
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(Daily Mail) |
英國共有1200萬個(gè)趕時(shí)髦的女司機(jī)戴太陽鏡開車，而戴太陽鏡開車會(huì)影響她們觀察路況，容易出危險(xiǎn)。
調(diào)查顯示，在英國1440萬名女司機(jī)中，大多數(shù)人承認(rèn)自己將時(shí)尚置于安全之上。
但路面安全專家們則稱，女司機(jī)們不應(yīng)該選擇如凱莉?米洛、帕里斯?希爾頓和維多利亞?貝克漢姆戴的那種寬邊太陽鏡，以及粉色或深色鏡片的太陽鏡。
關(guān)注眼鏡護(hù)理的慈善組織Eyecare Trust還建議女性戴太陽鏡駕駛時(shí)要把安全放在第一位。
超過80%（82%）、共1180萬名受訪女司機(jī)選擇駕駛用太陽鏡時(shí)沒有考慮到安全因素。
十分之一、共130萬名受訪者戴寬邊太陽鏡駕駛，這種眼鏡會(huì)嚴(yán)重影響她們的周圍視覺。7%的人駕駛時(shí)戴的太陽鏡鏡片顏色太深，屬于違規(guī)駕駛。
該項(xiàng)由Sheilas' Wheels保險(xiǎn)公司委托開展的調(diào)查發(fā)現(xiàn)，不到五分之一的女性專門選購了駕駛用太陽鏡，而近三分之二的人選擇太陽鏡的標(biāo)準(zhǔn)是其外觀，而不是實(shí)用性。
Sheilas' Wheels汽車保險(xiǎn)公司的尼基?波爾頓說：“太多的女司機(jī)沒有意識(shí)到戴夏季最流行款太陽鏡開車有危險(xiǎn)。”
“寬邊和深色也許是當(dāng)下最流行的元素，但趕時(shí)髦的女性在開車時(shí)應(yīng)將安全置于時(shí)尚至上。”
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