MOTORING
Do you get revved up by tailgating?
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Why tailgating is the number one cause of road rage, plus clean up for our region’s motorways
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ailgating is the number one cause of road rage here in the UK, a recent survey by Accident Advice Helpline has revealed. According to the poll of
more than 1,000 drivers who were asked what caused them to experience road rage, 43% said they had experienced road rage during the time they have been driving and a quarter of motorists admitted to experiencing road rage monthly, weekly or every time they drive. Meanwhile, almost a third of drivers believe their driving style changes as a result of road rage. The majority of drivers respond by: • 56% using their horns • 40% swearing • 15% tailgating • 8% threatening or verbally insulting the other driver
• 8% deliberately driving in an unsafe manner • 2% throwing something from the car with intent
The survey then asked the respondents what caused them to experience road rage. A staggering 52% of drivers cited tailgating or aggressive driving as the
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ultimate trigger – whereas only 15% of drivers experience road rage after being involved in a collision.
Other triggers of road rage include: rude
gestures (35%), being cut up in a lane (33%), high speeding drivers (19%), and fl ashing lights and sounding the horn (17%). Surprisingly more female drivers admit to experiencing road rage than men, but more men admit to experiencing road rage every time they drive. Men were also more likely to change the way they drive whilst experiencing road rage – 44% of men compared to 27% of women. David Carter of Accident Advice Helpline said: “This survey highlights that road rage is a common problem on UK roads and drivers need to take steps to avoid the potentially dangerous ‘red mist’ descending. Changing the way you drive to teach another driver a lesson is not a solution and unfortunately it can lead to accidents with tragic consequences.
“Motoring organisations, insurers, charities and the like all offer sound advice on combating road rage to help drivers stay safe.”
Our motorways get a clean up
More than 1,250 sacks of litter were collected from motorways in the South East during a recent three-day spring clean – enough to reach the top of The Shard more than twice if they were stacked end to end. Highways England
routinely collects rubbish from motorways throughout the year. In fact a staggering 150,000 sacks of litter are collected by Highways England’s contractors every year as part of routine maintenance work – an average of 411 bags every day, which costs more than £40 to collect each sack, roughly the same cost as fi xing a pothole.
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