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In a poll which will no doubt worry professional truck and van drivers, Isuzu UK has discovered that almost one in six (15%) motorists admit they are a ‘terrible driver’, while a shocking 4% admit they are actually a danger on the roads.
The worst drivers by car are from Cardiff (35%), London (33%) and Liverpool (31%) – with the highest number admitting they are bad behind the wheel.
In contrast, drivers in Stoke-on-Trent consider themselves to be the safest, as no-one there thinks they are a bad driver. Residents in Nottingham (2%), Cambridge (3%) and Edinburgh (4%) also believe they are among the nation’s safest drivers.
Too many cars on the road (36%), too small parking spaces (24%), being easily distracted (20%) and small roads (17%) are the main reasons for poor driving, along with getting bored behind the wheel (14%), cars not having blind spot detection (13%) and attention monitoring sensors (12%).
When it comes to the skills they are lacking, four in ten (38%) admit they struggle with parallel parking, while a third (32%) have no idea how to check things like tyre pressure and coolant level.
Parking in a bay (19%), driving within the speed limit (19%), reversing around the corner (17%), remembering to turn the lights in the dark (15%) and checking the mirrors before setting off (11%) are also areas that UK drivers struggle with.
Our own staff rates themselves better drivers than those in the study. Our company average is 8/10, with the most confident giving themselves a 9.5/10.
