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Who are the safest drivers in Britain?

WHO ARE THE SAFEST DRIVERS IN BRITAIN? How safe are you on the road? Fasten your seatbelt for these road safety facts. DRIVING TESTS Every year, more than 1.5 million people take their practical driving test. Young men have the highest pass rate. Of all candidates of practical driving tests, older women tend to fail most. 16-19 20-29 | 70+ 30-3940-59| 60-69 MALE PASS RATE 30 30/ 30 53.5% 44.5% 43.1% 39.2% 41.3% 19.3% FEMALE PASS RATE 47% 41.7% 39.2% 28.8% 27.9% 17.5% 23% of drivers There are 122 under 20 are 30 British drivers aged 100 years or older. involved in at least one car crash 60 The oldest holder during the first year of passing their driving test. of a British driving People aged between 30 and 60 are the safest drivers licence is a 106 year old woman. (source] http://assets.dft.gov.uk/foi/dsa-la0084911/dsa-ia0084911c.pdt ACCIDENTS O 70% are caused by simple mistakes. The biggest errors are not looking properly, misjudging someone else's speed, making poor turns and overshooting a junction. Casualty rate per 100,000 driving licences 100 80 60 men 40 women 20 Age 16-19 20-29 30-39 40-59 60-69 70+ http://www.lam.org.uk/images/stories/downloads/Policy_and_Research/younger-and-older-2011.pdf 17&18 dos2x YEAR 2х: 3x -6x as risky as as risky as as risky as someone aged ARE someone in someone in O 50 and over their 30s their 40s [source] www.telegraph.co.uk 50% of all crashes occur on just 10% of the entire road DANGEROUS ROADS network. The UK's 10 most dangerous roads are all rural A roads in England. A686 A675 A537 A5004 A62 between M65 between Macclesfield between Whaley and Buxton between between M62 J27 and A6110 Penrith and and Bolton Bridge and Buxton Haydon Bridge 60 LEEDS BRADFORD PRESTON BLACKBUR 650 BONTON WIGAN 740 MANCHESTER PEAK DISTRICT SHEFFIELD NATIONAL PARK WARR GTON 930 BUXTON 720 CREWE 1.260 A285 A54 between A27 (Chichester) between Margate between Congleton between and Ramsgate A255 A5012 A621 between Baslow and Totley and A272 (Petworth) and Buxton A515 and A6 http://www.roadsafetyfoundation.org/media/11358/eurorap 2009 results.pdf DRINK DRIVING LEGAL LIMIT FOR DRIVERS 35ме 100ML This slows your 340 reactions by 12.5% Reported drink drive accidents per of breath 2009 TOTAL 8,050 [source] http://www.dft.gov.uk/statistics/tables/ras51020/ SPEEDING SPEEDING ACCIDENTS caused by drivers exceeding FLASH DRIVERS 6000 the speed limit in 2010 10,000 caused by people driving too fast for the conditions Percentage of drivers aged 17-24 that have been caught on camera of speed related collisions in the UK are caused by male drivers. 80% 11% MALE 143 ACCIDENTS FEMALE a year are 4% directly caused by slow drivers www.telegraph.co.uk http://assets, dft.gov uk/publications/the-characteristics-of-speed-related-collisions/rsrr117.pdf SPEED MACHINES Cars that speeding drivers SMOOTH AND STEADY Least likely to be used for speeding: usually drive: 0000 Hatchbacks Sports cars Older cars Family cars Saloons 4x4s TESCO Bank Sources: www.roadsafetyfoundation.org www.iam.org.uk www.dft.gov.uk www.dsa.gov.uk www.telegraph.co.uk

Who are the safest drivers in Britain?

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80% of speed related collisions in the UK are caused by male drivers. Only one in five of these crashes were caused by a female driver. 11% of male drivers aged 17-24 have been flashed by a speed ca...

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