by Joe Jeffrey
Teenagers escape scrutiny as 25-34-year olds are labelled worst drivers on the road
Teenagers are often perceived as being the most irresponsible and riskiest drivers on UK roads, but according to a new poll by AA Tyres, the AA’s mobile tyre fitting service, it is Generation Y drivers who have the worst driving habits.
An AA-Populus poll canvassed 21,741 AA members on bad driving habits, and younger drivers, aged 25-34, came out as the biggest offenders in 11 out of 12 bad driving habits. Almost nine out of ten (87 per cent) drivers in this age group admitted to frequently braking hard or too late, while 71 per cent said they tailgate, driving too close to the driver in front, and 87 per cent said they have driven while tired.
And, 87 per cent of those Generation Y drivers polled, who are considered more tech savvy than most, having grown up in a world surrounded by technology, said they frequently fiddled with in-car technology, such as radios, bluetooth phones and sat navs, while at the wheel.
Across all age groups, breaking the speed limit was, not surprisingly, the most common problem, with 89 per cent of drivers polled confessing to breaking the speed limit during the past 12 months. More than a quarter (26 per cent) of respondents said they break the speed limit every week.
Meanwhile, further research found that almost half of all motorists said they eat or drink at the wheel, and this figure rises to 81 per cent for 25 to 34-year-olds. Younger drivers are also the worst litter-bugs with one in ten of 18 to 24-year-olds admitting they have thrown rubbish out of the window – more than double the national rate of 4 per cent.
Now it’s your turn to have your say. Let us know in the comments below who you think, if anyone, makes the worst riders on the road. It would be interesting to see what you think.?
