AAA: 58.8% Of American Drivers Say They Are Dangerous
Talk about being self-aware.
AAA‘s latest Traffic Safety Culture Index found that 58.8% of drivers in the U.S. admit to risky behavior behind the wheel.
Just more than four out of 10 survey respondents described themselves as safe, with females making up 57% of the group.
The largest cohort of risky drivers was the 22.7% who said they sometimes speed either 15 mph over the limit on highways or 10 mph in residential areas, but don’t think they do anything else wrong.
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A further 17.3% said they speed, text, run red lights and weave through lanes, while 15% were guilty of giving into texting and other distractions.
Only 2.4% admitted to doing pretty much everything wrong, with 1.3% fessing up to driving under the influence.
“This study highlights a near-term and important opportunity to concentrate on enforcement that makes an immediate safety impact,†Jake Nelson, AAA’s director of traffic safety advocacy, said in a press release.
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“Many risky drivers in this study were classified into profiles that involved speeding behavior. Focusing on speeding drivers will deter other risky driving behaviors like impaired driving and red-light running. This traffic safety measure will have the greatest impact on safety.â€
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration said that 42,795Â people were killed in road accidents in 2022 a figure that was only marginally down from 2021’s 42,939, which was the highest result in 16 years, the AP reported.
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