New statistics reveal what Irish blokes are like on the road

Do you consider yourself a safe driver who follows the rules of the road closely? Well, according to new statistics, a lot of Irish drivers could do with some more motoring cop-on.

According to new statistics, nearly two thirds of Irish blokes have broken the speed limit in the past year and nearly a quarter have unnecessarily beeped their horns in anger. Does this sound familiar?

The top three bad habits that Irish drivers (both male and female) have admitted to are driving over the speed limit (56%), forgetting to dim lights when meeting on-coming cars (31%) and driving too close to the car in front (22%).

Worryingly, 10% admitted to driving without a seatbelt in the past year and both sexes are guilty of taking their eye off the road with almost one in five of the driving population having admitted to eating, shaving, applying makeup or brushing hair while driving. In fairness, you see some pretty crazy sh*t when you’re out on the road.

The research, conducted by Millward Brown, also found that a quarter of women admit to taking more than three turns when trying to park compared to just 17% of men. Surprise, surprise, men are better at parking their car.

Annette Ni Dhathlaoi, from Liberty Insurance said, “Many Irish drivers are guilty of bad habits such as tailgating, driving over the speed limit or taking our eye off the road which can lead to road accidents.

“Liberty Insurance has published the research to encourage people to be more cognisant of bad driving habits.”