The Unseen Toll: Driver Stress and Road Safety

Introduction

Protecting Drivers

Driver risks

Financial Risks

Recommendations

What Drivers Are Seeing Reveals a Crisis in Motion

Across Europe, dangerous habits behind the wheel are being noticed by professional drivers.

Construction congestion is also recorded as a major issue interfering with job completion.

Mobile phone use of other drivers topped the list of risky behaviours noticed by all respondents (42%), especially in Italy (59%), Spain (53%). In the UK, poor driving by others was the biggest complaint (44%).

Nearly two-thirds (64%) of all respondents report too much traffic or roadworks making it difficult to do the job, particularly in Spain (78%) and Ireland (74%).

Spain

Spain

Italy - phone use

Italy - phone use

78%

59%

78%

59%

Ireland

Ireland

Spain - phone use

Spain - phone use

74%

53%

53%

74%

Italy

Italy

UK - others’ poor driving

UK - others’ poor driving

64%

44%

44%

64%

UK

UK

France - phone use

France - phone use

61%

41%

41%

61%

Germany

Germany

Netherlands - phone use

Netherlands - phone use

60%

39%

39%

60%

Netherlands

Netherlands

Ireland - ebikes and scooters speeding

Ireland - ebikes and scooters speeding

59%

38%

59%

38%

France

France

Germany - dangerous cycling

Germany - dangerous cycling

36%

50%

50%

36%

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