News Published on : 08-Nov-2021 16:50:41

Last year there were 131 220 road traffic casualties in the UK 1 580 of which were fatal. Roads throughout the UK are a major risk to both drivers and pedestrians alike but how many Brits knowingly break driving laws making the roads even more dangerous? The Compensation Experts surveyed over 2 000 drivers in the UK to find out which cities are home to the most dangerous drivers in the country from drink driving to speeding to using your phone and more. Out of the whole of the UK the study can reveal that it s Bristol roads that are home to the most dangerous drivers followed by London Cardiff and Leeds. Based on the number of residents that admit to driving whilst tired speeding using your phone whilst at the wheel and driving over the limit. Whilst 97% of Brits agree that being distracted whilst driving is dangerous still almost half (48%) admit to eating and drinking whilst driving and 47% admit to both driving whilst being tired and speeding. With a third (33%) of Brits saying they re nervous drivers and not aware of all the rules and regulations. That s not really a surprise considering the number of people that do commit illegal acts whilst driving. Bristol might have the most dangerous drivers in the UK overall but only 13% admitted to driving over the speed limit whereas in Leeds 53.6% say they ve driven faster than they should by law. Norwich Bristol and Cardiff are next in the rankings with over half (50%) of drivers admitting to speeding in the past too. Shockingly over one in six (17%) of Cardiff drivers have admitted to driving whilst drinking over the limit with Norwich and Bristol drivers in second and third place. Almost one in five (19%) UK drivers say they don t know the rules for driving after having a drink but most shockingly is that less than a quarter (22%) of people surveyed thought that having a drink POSITVELY impacted their abilities as a driver.