Nov 2005 One in ten drivers has been involved in a car accident as a result of focusing too intently on bad motorists’ behaviour, according to new research by safe driver champion Privilege Insurance. Accidents caused by drivers trying to avoid bad driving have so far added up to well over 4 million accidents. And the figures could get worse with almost half (44 per cent) admitting to almost colliding with another vehicle after other motorists have driven them to distraction with their careless driving. However one in four drivers say bad motorists have no effect on them and of these, twelve per cent would prefer to change their route, inform the police (8 per cent) or even pull over (4 per cent) if they see a careless driver on the roads, rather than get distracted.

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Esure's study found that the average 'cluttered car' in the UK is likely to contain six CDs and five cassettes, £5.29 in loose change, several items of make-up, an air freshener, two old parking tickets and food that is on average five days old. The survey also revealed some of the more unusual items that people admit to keeping in their cars. It is just best to keep them stored securely and hidden." Notes Sources:. car insurance comparisonuk Read more...

Ban Car Magazines
car insurance comparisonuk "It is disturbing that these magazines are promoting many of the things that are probably least advisable for this section of the driving population. Second, an even more striking age imbalance:. "The Definitive Guide to Arsing Around in Cars". Read more...

Unroadworthy Cars
Furthermore there is still significant confusion amongst all motorists with over half (53 per cent) saying they were unaware that driving with a broken or missing wing mirror is illegal and four in 10 (41 per cent) said that they didn’t realise driving a car with defective steering is against the law because of the danger this represents to other motorists. car insurance comparisonuk Read more...

i) YouGov questioned 2132 adults aged 17+ living in Great Britain between 17h- 19th August 2004.  Respondents were asked if they had ever in their lifetime been involved in a range of incidents, including accidents, as a result of trying to avoid a careless driver. ii) Population of UK is 58,789,194 (Census 2001) of which 73 per cent drive (42,916,112).  11 per cent of these have been involved in an accident trying to avoid a reckless driver, which equals 4,720,772 over the course of a driver’s life. iii) Top ten signs as identified by the 26 per cent of respondents who described their driving style as ‘careful’ as opposed to ‘competent’, ‘aggressive’, ‘confident’ or ‘nervous’. Privilege Insurance -