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Supermodel Kate Moss may be causing car crashes with her killer new look. Almost 190,000 women drivers admit to having an accident or near-miss from hair in their eyes. Eye-skimming fringes are the latest fashion on the hairdressing circuit, but motorists are failing to pin back their do when they hop behind the wheel.

Newcastle driver Andrea Nirsimloo was sweeping back a side-fringe when she took her hands off the wheel. “I was reversing and my hair fell onto my face, but when I went to flick it back I lost control of the car and went straight into a lamp-post.” More than half of all female drivers currently have a hairstyle that can fall in their eyes, a UK car insurer survey has revealed. Despite the risk, only a fifth of women are securing their hair off their face, with more than nine million motorists revealing they never secure their hair back before driving.

And 57% confessed to Sheila’s Wheels that they take their hands off the wheel to primp and preen. Jacky Brown, of Sheilas’ Wheels, said: “Not many women think of their hair as a potential driving distraction. “There are so many hair accessories available that can secure hair in place without compromising style. It’s just about finding the right one for you.”

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