“Just ease off the throttle, don’t do anything silly, just gently slow down. Chances are if they are tailgating you, it’s because they probably want to overtake.” – This is according to John Siddle from the Lincolnshire Road Safety Partnership on a survey conducted into road rage on Britain’s roads.
Lincolnshire has some of the most dangerous roads in the country with 14 deaths on the county’s road in January and February 2016.
Accident Advice Helpline conducted the survey and 1,000 members of the British public responded. It revealed that 43% of drivers said they had experienced road rage at some point over the time they had been driving, while a quarter of them admitted to road rage episodes monthly, weekly or even daily.
Other reasons for road rage were rude gestures at 35%, being cut up in a lane at 33%, speeding at 19% and horns and flashing lights at 17%. However, only 15% of those drivers who answered the survey admitted to having road rage after a collision.
Meanwhile, 23% of drivers admitted that their road rage had caused an accident in the past.
Mr Siddle also said: “If you do feel threatened on the road, pull over and stop. Find a layby or car park or petrol station and take a few minutes.”
“If you are a violent person, remember – you never know who’s out there.”
The survey also found that Scotland was the most common country in the UK for road rage to occur, with 55% of responders saying they experienced road rage.
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