This statistic shows how people in the United Kingdom perceived certain driving behaviors in terms of their acceptability in July 2013. While over 90 percent of the respondents said they found driving after drinking or taking class A or texting and using the mobile phone without hands-free while driving completely unacceptable, the exceeding of speed limits was perceived less unacceptable and only just over a third of the respondents said using the phone with hands-free was unacceptable.
Share of drivers in the United Kingdom (UK) considering certain behaviors extremely unacceptable in July 2013
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Road safety in the UKDepartment for Transport (UK). (August 1, 2013). Share of drivers in the United Kingdom (UK) considering certain behaviors extremely unacceptable in July 2013 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved April 24, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/322371/perception-of-acceptability-of-driving-behaviors-in-the-united-kingdom-uk/
Department for Transport (UK). "Share of drivers in the United Kingdom (UK) considering certain behaviors extremely unacceptable in July 2013." Chart. August 1, 2013. Statista. Accessed April 24, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/322371/perception-of-acceptability-of-driving-behaviors-in-the-united-kingdom-uk/
Department for Transport (UK). (2013). Share of drivers in the United Kingdom (UK) considering certain behaviors extremely unacceptable in July 2013. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: April 24, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/322371/perception-of-acceptability-of-driving-behaviors-in-the-united-kingdom-uk/
Department for Transport (UK). "Share of Drivers in The United Kingdom (Uk) Considering Certain Behaviors Extremely Unacceptable in July 2013." Statista, Statista Inc., 1 Aug 2013, https://www.statista.com/statistics/322371/perception-of-acceptability-of-driving-behaviors-in-the-united-kingdom-uk/
Department for Transport (UK), Share of drivers in the United Kingdom (UK) considering certain behaviors extremely unacceptable in July 2013 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/322371/perception-of-acceptability-of-driving-behaviors-in-the-united-kingdom-uk/ (last visited April 24, 2024)
Share of drivers in the United Kingdom (UK) considering certain behaviors extremely unacceptable in July 2013 [Graph], Department for Transport (UK), August 1, 2013. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/322371/perception-of-acceptability-of-driving-behaviors-in-the-united-kingdom-uk/