Commuter misery for jammed UK motorists
Saturday, October 31st, 2009The “Kia Motors’ Cleaner Driving” report has revealed that UK motorists spend more than two days each year (49.5) stuck in stand-still traffic. They also found that the average Brit will spend 91 days of their working life grinding to a halt trying to reach their workplace.
The headlines of the Kia report are:
-Two-thirds of drivers (66%) admit to speeding when the traffic clears up to make up the time.
-62% of drivers get angry when they hit queues.
-33% admit having experienced road rage in heavy traffic.
-One in five (19%) have suffered a bump or accident on route to work.
-44% are regulary late for their work due to traffic congestion.
However the report also found that 30% of motorists have ruled out public transport due to inconvenience and 72% said they value the privacy and space travelling to work in their car.