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Research Results

 A recent survey conducted by the Social Research Centre confirms our own startling research survey conclusions conducted a year or so ago.

Australian drivers are simply not getting any better.

For example, a staggering 61 percent admitted illegally using mobile phones whilst driving, a shocking 30 percent said they had sent text messages and one in four believed they could drive 10 kph above the speed limit in a 100kph zone without being fined.

Sadly these are not the most serious indiscretions revealed in this government – backed driver survey

An alarming one in six of those surveyed admitted falling asleep at the wheel, and up to 1 in 10 drivers said they had driven while they thought they might have been above the legal alcohol limit at least once in the last twelve months.

Our own Private Fleet survey conducted amongst a much larger cross section reached similar conclusions and also showed many more concerning traits.

• Young Toyota drivers are 40 percent more likely than the average driver to talk on the phone whilst driving but they are 30 percent less likely to drink and drive.
• Female drivers fare well except that they are more likely to text when driving than their male counterparts.
• Holden holds the unenviable title of housing Australia’s worst drivers, whereas Mazda comes out top as having the best behaved drivers.
• The Australian Capital Territory can proudly claim to have the best behaved drivers in the country. But South Australia takes the booby prize, however the worst driving individual segment  goes, perhaps unsurprisingly, to NSW ‘P’ platers
• Tasmanian drivers are more likely to speed than their Victorian cousins.
• Remarkably 51 percent of West Australian drivers admitted to having consumed three or more standard drinks before driving.

Our survey was conducted on line and drew responses from over 2500 motorists. But the unique feature of our survey is that it is interactive. This means that you can put your own pet theories to the test with over 10,000 possible scenarios.

To ask your own questions of the survey results click here or submit your own comments on our blog