British motorists are the most uptight in Europe, the Belgians the most laid-back, and the French top the league for road rage, figures suggest. The survey comes as the RAC Foundation warns Britons driving abroad this summer to take care, with UK tourists in far greater danger on foreign roads.
Death rates on Greek roads were five times higher than in Britain, it said. And UK drivers in Spain and Portugal were three times more likely to be in a fatal accident.
The survey of motorists' attitudes, released by the RAC and conducted for Europe-wide body Responsible Young Drivers, questioned 13,000 licence holders in 23 countries.
It found:
# British motorists are the most uptight in Europe, with 87% sometimes very annoyed by other drivers
# Belgian drivers are the most laid-back, with 55% annoyed by other people's driving
# A total of 60% of French motorists admit they have behaved aggressively to other road users
# German road-ragers are most likely to flash their headlights and tailgate, while UK motorists stick to hand signals. Greek motorists are the most likely to offer a few words of advice
# Italian drivers are most annoyed by motorists using their mobile phones and Greek motorists are most irritated by last-minute lane changers.
WHAT ANNOYS US
Double parking
Leaving main headlights on when passing/following
Entering a congested junction
Overtaking a queue of vehicles to cut in front
Cutting across lanes of traffic to exit at last moment
Changing lanes without indicating ***
4 comments:
wonder where usa was?
Erm , it doesn't seem there were that many US citizens driving around Europe that part of the day they did the survey.
oh that was an europian survey....never mind
Debbie has a nickname for me ... "The Indicator" like as in Schwartzenegger's the terminator , but I insist on indicating and get pissed at people who don't !
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