(Newswire.net — December 21, 2018) — Berkshire-based UK car leasing experts, Fulton Leasing, recently conducted a survey with around 1,000 participants. Analysis soon revealed that those falling into the ‘millennial’ age group display the most dangerous habits behind the wheel and were more likely to cause traffic violations and road accidents.
Fulton Leasing’s survey revealed that, when it comes to cutting into slip lane queues at the last moment, millennial drivers seem to lead the way, with 21% of respondents in this age group ‘holding their hands up’. Moving into slip lanes in this manner can obviously cause adjacent drivers to react without enough time, putting road users at a higher risk of getting into a collision.
Millennials were followed by the 45 to 54 age group (15%) and those aged between 35 and 44 (13%), who also admitted to last-minute line hopping. Millennials are much hooked to technology and they seem to derive their knowledge from the apps. There is an app for everything; when they hit the road, the next thing they want to do is to have the app on. This gives them direction, warning on an impending danger and such. Due to overreliance on the mobile-based apps, they are at risk of getting involved in an accident.
The millennials want to try the ‘power in the machine’ and thus most of them would be caught speeding. In fact, 1 out of 5 of these has had an accident due to over speeding and careless driving. They actually invest in turbo-powered cars that are perfect for speed. Ask the millennials about their car safety and maintenance and they will tell you, it’s their priority. Research shows that they love their cars more than friends do and therefore one
would do anything including skipping meals to have their car upgraded at the garage.
For this group, cars are a symbol of status and therefore the more advanced your car is and the faster you can drive, the more popular you are. Drivers were also questioned about whether they felt they would pass their driving test if theywere to take it again. Surprisingly, 1 in 5 millennial admitted that they might find retaking their driving test difficult, which makes them the least confident group among all respondents.