IE only asks the question because today’s crumbling roads infrastructure, plus more spy/parking/ULEZ revenue cameras, have put drivers under more financial pressure. Then there’s the isolation experience post-Covid: Many people were told repeatedly to keep their distance, stay home, wear a mask etc. in a dystopian rehearsal for some sort of Hunger Games climate change utopia that the WEF wish to impose upon 80% of us. That relentless fearmongering, that feeling of being constantly admonished and herded by authority, is bound to have consequences. Some people will snap, under the slightest provocation.
On a sidenote, it’s also unsettling to observe so many brutal murders recently, of both adults and children, since the pandemic began in 2020. That may yet be linked to that organised climate of fear, but more detailed research is needed.
For insurers this data is interesting as far as it goes. Go Shorty has found more road rage incidents being reported, which may well be partly due to take-up of dashcams and smartphones with excellent video cameras, but could also be fuelled by an almost irrational anger that a minority feel since lockdowns, masks, closed GPs, food and energy inflation, ruined small businesses etc. Here’s the word;
“We have carried out research that has revealed that the number of incidents of road rage in the UK reported to the Police saw a 40 percent increase from 2021 to 2022. Using data from 20 separate UK Police constabularies and a survey of 2,000 Brits, we have explored the darker side of motoring – looking specifically into road rage incidents and bad driving habits.
In 2021, there were 2,282 incidents of road rage reported to the Police – whereas in 2022, this number jumped up 40 percent to 3,208. Road rage can land drivers with an assault charge, and even endanger the validity of a driving licence if drivers face prosecution for becoming seriously aggressive. Our research found that the areas in the UK where road rage has seen the biggest spikes from 2021 to 2022 are:
- Lancashire +198%
- West Mercia +56%
- Leicester +13%
- Cambridgeshire +6%
- South Wales +4%
According to our own Survey, 89 percent of Brits said they had encountered rude drivers with bad habits and behaviour whilst on the road. Sadly, plenty of drivers show little remorse for their rudeness, with over a fifth (24 percent) stating that they have never regretted being rude behind the wheel. Many drivers appear to shift the blame from themselves too, with 36 percent admitting they’ve picked up their bad driving habits from other drivers.”
It’s worth noting that tailgating and braking suddenly were the two top incidents cited in the study, both potentially fatal moves at speeds above 50mph.
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