Distracted Aussie drivers shaving, texting and streaming behind the wheel [Video]

Millions of Australian motorists are endangering lives with attempts to multi-task while driving, new research has shown.

More than half of 1000 drivers surveyed by Finder in September admitted to losing focus while driving.

Around 13 per cent of Aussies are still texting while driving, the equivalent of 2.75 million drivers, while more than 1 in 10 are checking social media.

Around 6 percent of drivers admitted to putting on make-up while driving in the Finder survey. (iStock)

This is despite it being illegal to use a mobile phone while driving and the offence attracting fines as high as $1161 in Queensland and a loss of 5 demerit points in New South Wales.

Other worrying behaviour drivers admitted to in the survey included watching a TV show or movie, 7 per cent, and changing clothes, 9 per cent.

Shockingly, 5 per cent of drivers even admitted to pulling out a …