Facebook addicts updating behind the wheel

Social networking addicts are checking and updating their Facebook and Twitter statuses while driving, according to a survey today.

As many as one in 20 drivers are updating their social networking profiles on their mobile phones while in their cars. Five percent have admitted to the practice, while 2 percent have gone as far as posting an update or sending an email while in charge of a car.

Despite tougher laws that can see offenders get points on their licence for using a mobile phone while driving, many drivers have also confessed to making and answering calls.