SAFECAT ROA DRIVERS
Yet UK drivers are also top of the road rage league - 80% admitting to it. But when Northern Ireland is included, then the UK figure becomes 6.1 (only beaten by Sweden at 6.0).
GB has the lowest road death rate in Europe at 5.9. The facts: The UK is a place of contrasts. "The British never look at the view and always drive up the middle of the road," according to a French motorist.
UK - Congestion drives road rageCongestion drives road rage The image: The Brits are seen as a country of "bumblers", "indecisive, hesitant and pedantic". and the facts of the matter.Īnd, if you think the image of some foreign drivers is bad, the truth might just make you prefer to holiday at home, after all. There might even be a nub of truth in there - liberally dressed with anecdote, xenophobia, typecasting and plain and simple prejudice.Īs the long summer holiday drive abroad looms for many of us, here's a taste of how UK motorists see their European neighbours. The annual extravaganza of the Euro contest is all about national stereotyping - but could it also influence the way UK drivers view their opposite numbers on the Continent and vice versa? "Making Your Mind Up?" might be the theme tune of the Norn Iron driver - while Italians are seen by other Euros to be highly likely to have a "Boom Bang A Bang" crash.Īccording to the RAC Foundation's European Driving Fact File - collected just last month - drivers in different countries have very particular views on their neighbours' driving habits and abilities. SO did you watch the Eurovision Song Contest on Saturday night? You did? How sad IS that? Though I suppose it makes light relief from TV programmes about watching paint dry, chefs chopping and sniping and gardeners wobbling as they dig. SO did you watch the Eurovision Song Contest on Saturday night? You did? How sad IS that?
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