Britain's ten most distracting landmarks | Top 10 - Car News Sep 2012

Stonehenge is Britain's most distracting landmark, a new study has found.

The research, carried out by insurers MORE TH>N, revealed that 26% of motorists have been distracted whilst driving past the pre-historic monument in Wiltshire. Of these, 13% had crashed or almost crashed as a result.

34% of drivers admitted to getting distracted when passing a local landmark, and 14% claimed that they'd braked in order to get a better view.

MORE TH>N have revealed a list of the ten most distracting landmarks in the UK:

	10. Severn Bridge Aust-Chepstow
9. Cheddar Gorge Somerset
	8. Clifton Suspension Bridge Bristol
7. Tower Bridge London
	6. Windsor Castle Windsor, Berkshire
5. Big Ben/Houses of Parliament London
	4. Scottish Highlands
3. Blackpool Tower Blackpool, Lancashire
	2. Angel of the North Gateshead
1. Stonehenge Wiltshire

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