There has been much finger-pointing and hand-wringing as the state reels from a horror spate of road crashes over the last few weeks.
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29 people were killed over the Christmas/New Year period on our roads.
And the last week saw three devastating heavy vehicle crashes from Dubbo to Grafton, raising the yearly heavy vehicle death toll to 45 percent above what it was in 2016.
"I'm just so concerned and disturbed about the level of accidents involving heavy vehicles in NSW at the moment," Mrs Pavey told the ABC.
We had six heavy vehicles involved in accidents in 24 hours which are going to destroy lives, destroy families.
Despite harrowing figures like these, a recent finder.com.au driving report has revealed that most of you still flout road safety by taking unnecessary risks while driving.
The majority (68 percent) of NSW drivers admit to potentially dangerous activities whilst behind the wheel of a car.
The study of over 1,800 Australian drivers found that the most common risky habits for NSW drivers were eating take away food (46 percent), sending a text message (29 percent) and answering a call directly to their ear (25 percent).
Worryingly, the report found that nationally parents of young kids (age 10 and under) are over four times more likely to text and drive (43 percent) than those with adult children (9 percent).
Nearly one in seven drive with their knees, while one in ten NSW drivers admitted to having had a microsleep behind the wheel.
14 percent of Australian women admit to applying makeup behind the wheel.
While 25 percent of women admit to reaching into the back seat to deal with children, compared to only 12 percent of men.
Other submitted activities included electric shaving behind the wheel, killing spiders, and challenging themselves to drive for as long as possible with their eyes closed.
“It’s concerning that so many NSW drivers are prioritising risky activities such as texting over their safety behind the wheel,” insights manager at finder.com.au Graham Cooke said.
“Something like eating and driving may seem mundane but even small internal distractions can cause accidents.
“It’s important for Nambucca residents to be aware that their comprehensive car insurance policies may not provide cover for an accident caused by illegal or reckless driving behaviour
More NSW driver statistics:
NSW residents are the least likely to smoke behind the wheel (17 percent), but are the second-most likely to send a text (25 percent).
New South Wales drivers are also the most likely to have a microsleep (13 percent).
By generation:
Generation X is the most likely to smoke and drive at 25 percent, compared to 20 percent of Baby Boomers and 13 percent of Gen Y.
Baby Boomers are the safest drivers, with 42 percent never having done anything dangerous whilst driving, compared to only 25 percent of Gen X and 23 percent of Gen Y.