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Perceived prevalence of others' driving behavior in the UK 2013

Thinking about people you know who drive, how many of them do you think show any of the following driving behaviors?

The data displays how prevalent people in the UK considered certain driving behaviors among their acquaintances in July 2013. Over half of the respondents said they knew someone exceeding speed limits in particular situations or driving too fast considering the traffic conditions. While less than a tenth of those surveyed knew someone driving whilst intoxicated from cannabis or other drugs, almost a quarter of the respondents said they knew people who had driven after drinking alcohol.

Drive at 40 in a 30 mph area	64
Drive at 90 mph on a motorway when no traffic	60
Use mobile phone with hands free	58
Exceed the speed limit on a country road	52
Drive too fast for conditions	52
Carry on driving when too tired	46
Park on double yellow line	46
Drive when unsure if over legal alcohol limit	45
Drive after drinking two pints	43
Use mobile phone without hands free	39
Use mobile phone to text whilst driving	38
Not wearing a seatbelt in the back of car	28
Drive when over the legal alcohol limit	24
Not wearing a seatbelt in the front of car	19
Drive after smoking cannabis	9
Drive without valid MOT certificate	7
Drive without motor insurance	6
Drive after taking class A drugs	6

Perceived prevalence of others' driving behavior in the UK 2013

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