An InsuranceHotline.com survey has found 95 per cent of Canadian drivers admit to aggressive and road rage-like behaviour when behind the wheel. Yet 94 per cent of the same respondents
85 per cent of Ontario drivers admit to speeding, which is hardly a big revelation. 57 per cent admit swearing (in the protection of their vehicle) and “making hostile hand gestures.” Who hasn’t wanted to flip the bird to the idiot who just cut you off? A further 63 per cent confess to tapping their brake when they’re being reared by a tailgater – a really stupid thing to do. Gambling on their ability to avoiding hitting
you is meant to teach
them a lesson?
Why does any of this matter? Because it’s getting worse, and it’s escalating. Across the country, “28 per cent of drivers have been angry enough behind the wheel to think about doing something impulsive.” This is a change from previous surveys; people are entertaining taking it beyond a hand gesture or jamming on their horn. Maybe it’s anxiety that is stacking up daily from our changed living and working circumstances; maybe it’s that our cars have been our only source of freedom for the past y
Are Canadian drivers getting ruder?
A survey from InsuranceHotline.com shows that many Canadians are getting hot under the collar while sitting behind the wheel.
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Despite a reputation for kindness and good manners, the 1,500 Canadians polled in the survey admitted to all kinds of angry antics on the road honking, speeding, tailgating, making rude gestures, and hollering, just for starters.
But here’s the strangest statistic from the survey: 95% of respondents admitted to road-rage-like behaviour.
85 per cent of Ontario drivers admit to speeding, which is hardly a big revelation. 57 per cent admit swearing (in the protection of their vehicle) and “making hostile hand gestures.” Who hasn’t wanted to flip the bird to the idiot who just cut you off? A further 63 per cent confess to tapping their brake when they’re being reared by a tailgater – a really stupid thing to do. Gambling on their ability to avoiding hitting
you is meant to teach
them a lesson?
Why does any of this matter? Because it’s getting worse, and it’s escalating. Across the country, “28 per cent of drivers have been angry enough behind the wheel to think about doing something impulsive.” This is a change from previous surveys; people are entertaining taking it beyond a hand gesture or jamming on their horn. Maybe it’s anxiety that is stacking up daily from our changed living and working circumstances; maybe it’s that our cars have been our only source of freedom for the past y
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95% of Canadian Drivers Admit to Road Rage-Like Behaviour in InsuranceHotline.com s National Survey May 11, 2021 (PRLEAP.COM) Business News TORONTO, May 11, 2021 - An InsuranceHotline.com survey has found 95 per cent of Canadian drivers admit to aggressive and road rage-like behaviourwhen behind the wheel. Yet 94 per cent of the same respondents consider themselves to be courteous drivers.
From speeding and tapping the car s brakes when being tailgated to following too closely and weaving in and out of traffic, it seems Canadian drivers are not nearly as courteous or as calm and rational as they believe themselves to be. This is also true considering that drivers admit to honking in frustrated anger and flipping the occasional bird at other drivers.