QUARTER OF FRENCH DRINK & DRIVE
ONLY 35% of French drivers say that they abide by the rules of
the road – with 51% of people admitting they regularly forget to
use their indicators and 76% saying they often ignore amber
traffic lights.
The annual study for Axa Prévention found that
many drivers were also ignoring the laws on drink driving with
77% saying they knew it was dangerous to drive after drinking two
glasses of alcohol but one in four people - 26% - said they had
done so nonetheless. As for the obligatory éthylotest breath test
kit that all drivers must have in their car, 73% said they had
one but only 9% said they had used it.
And although 76% said it
was dangerous to use a mobile phone while driving – down from 90%
in 2004 – 37% said that they did so regularly with two out of
five saying they did not use a hands-free kit.
ONLY 35% of French drivers say that they abide by the rules of
the road – with 51% of people admitting they regularly forget to
use their indicators and 76% saying they often ignore amber
traffic lights.
The annual study for Axa Prévention found that
many drivers were also ignoring the laws on drink driving with
77% saying they knew it was dangerous to drive after drinking two
glasses of alcohol but one in four people - 26% - said they had
done so nonetheless. As for the obligatory éthylotest breath test
kit that all drivers must have in their car, 73% said they had
one but only 9% said they had used it.
And although 76% said it
was dangerous to use a mobile phone while driving – down from 90%
in 2004 – 37% said that they did so regularly with two out of
five saying they did not use a hands-free kit.