We thought it worth sharing the findings of an annual survey of European driving behaviour conducted on behalf of Axa car insurance which makes interesting reading. Eleven different driving habits were covered some of which are governed by a legal requirement in the member country. The countries in the survey included Great Britain, Ireland, Italy, Portugal, France, Germany, Spain, Switzerland, Luxembourg and Belgium.
Car insurance claims departments are probably breathing a sigh of relief as British drivers were found to be second only to Ireland as the most conscientious drivers. Interestingly Luxembourg fared worst. GB drivers came top of the pile in the categories of driving with a seatbelt, using a phone with a hands free kit and tailgating which probably comes a surprise on the UK’s crowded roads. We Brits, however, performed below average when it comes to driving for more than 2 hours without a break and overtaking on the wrong side of a motorway.
Other findings, which may not come as much of a surprise, were that the Germans are the worst drivers when it comes to driving too fast on a motorway, this is probably linked to the Autobahn where there is only advisory speed limits.
The worst nation when it comes to drink driving (classed as consumption of 2 or more alcoholic drinks) is Luxembourg which scored 40% compared to the average of 21%. The UK scored 4%.
Please view the table below from Axa Car Insurance showing the UK and best and worst scores and let us whether you agree or not with the findings?
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