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10th August 2017
08:42am BST

That's all pretty bad, but the stats get even more surprising: 30% of first-born children said they used mobile phones while driving, and 17% admitted to applying make-up while in the driver's seat.
All of this adds up to the revelation that older siblings are more likely to have an accident, with 22% having a minor incident and 15% having a serious incident in the last five years.
Younger siblings scored much lower in all of these scores, but the best road users actually tend to be only children, according to the study. For example, they were the least likely to cut up a driver (36%) and least likely to hog the middle or outside lanes (31%).
So there you go. Younger siblings, this is your chance to score some points. Older siblings, take it easy out there, yeah?