When you're learning to drive, just about the first rule that is drummed into you is 'keep your hands at 10 and two'. No doubt some of us now flout this rule from time to time. However, that's hardly the same as ripping both hands off the clock altogether and having a quick shave:
One man in Birmingham, UK, decided to do just this, dispelling the myth that men can't multitask in a very terrible way.
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The grey haired Saab 9-3 driver was filmed travelling on the M5 while buzzing off his stubble with an electric razor.
A fellow motorist, who was driving to Nottingham with his 20-year-old son, said he would use the incident as an example of 'what not to do' when teaching his boy how to drive.
He said: "We were just driving down the M5 past Birmingham.
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"Something caught our eye as I was driving and my son said he thought he saw him shaving.
"Then we ran into traffic and then we saw him trimming his beard.
"My son has just started driving lessons so I had been giving him pointers on what not to do.
"I'll add that to the list of suggestions."
A
spokesman from national road safety charity, Brake, slammed the driver behind the hairy incident.
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He
said: "It is absolutely astounding to see this driver shaving behind the wheel.
"Driving is a
highly complex task, where even a momentary lack of focus can be fatal.
"Shaving behind
the wheel is extremely dangerous behaviour and this driver's actions could have had potentially lethal consequences.
"Our roads are
busy places, and we would urge all drivers to keep their full attention on the road."
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RAC spokesman, Simon Williams, added that the consequences of this close shave could have been lethal.
He said: "Driving is a complex and potentially dangerous task which demands our full attention.
"Anything that compromises our focus at the wheel could have lethal consequences."
So it's agreed then, the man in the video is daft. But I think most of us would agree he's not quite as daft as a bloke in Norwich, who was filmed last year driving on the motorway while eating a plate of lasagne.
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As if that wasn't daft enough, he also appears to have some garlic bread on the side too. Dafter still, the incident was filmed at 7.15am - who the fuck eats lasagne at 7.15am?
Remember then guys to allow an extra 10 minutes before you drive to satisfy your pasta and shaving needs. They ain't worth dying or killing for.
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