British drivers are the safest in Europe

December 4th, 2008

A Europe-wide ‘Road Behaviour Survey’ covering 9 countries by swiftcover.com’s parent AXA reveals British drivers to be the safest.

The study found that 92% of British drivers felt safe on their country’s roads, versus a European average of 72 per cent. It also showed that nearly half (41 per cent) of British drivers believed there was stricter law enforcement on British roads, compared with a European average of 37 per cent.

Not only do Europeans consider British drivers to be the safest, Brits themselves have overwhelming self belief as three out of four UK drivers thought they were good drivers. More than two thirds (64 per cent) of British drivers also believe they are better drivers than other European countries.

Education and awareness about the dangers on British roads seems to be the strongest influence of driver safety:

1. 92 per cent of Brits thought answering the mobile phone without a hands free set was dangerous, compared with 85 per cent of respondents from the rest of Europe.
2. Almost all (95 per cent) British drivers said driving too fast just a few metres behind the car ahead is dangerous, compared with the European average of 90 per cent.
3. Similarly, drunk driving was viewed as dangerous by most (92 per cent) British drivers, compared with only 85 per cent of other European drivers.
   

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