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Perceived prevalence of own driving behavior in the UK 2013

How frequently, if at all, do you do each of the following driving behaviors?

This survey presents how people in the UK perceived their own driving behavior in terms of road safety in July 2013. Over a third of the respondents said they exceeded speed limits and continued driving when they were too tired to or parked where prohibited whereas very few of those surveyed said they were not wearing a seatbelt while driving or were driving drunk or drugged.

Drive at 40 in a 30 mph area	50
Exceed the speed limit on a country road	38
Drive at 90 mph on a motorway when no traffic	37
Carry on driving when too tired	37
Park on double yellow line	30
Use mobile phone with hands free	28
Drive too fast for conditions	25
Drive after drinking two pints	13
Not wearing a seatbelt in the back of car	12
Use mobile phone without hands free	11
Use mobile phone to text whilst driving	10
Drive when unsure if over legal alcohol limit	7
Not wearing a seatbelt in the front of car	5
Drive when over the legal alcohol limit	2
Drive without valid MOT certificate	2
Drive after smoking cannabis	1

Perceived prevalence of own driving behavior in the UK 2013

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