New
Survey Reveals Driving Pet Peeves
Drivers
Find Little Wrong with Their Own Driving Habits, But Plenty
in Others'
As
you sit in your car fighting traffic, you can take comfort in
knowing that the vast majority of drivers around you describe
their driving behavior as "safe," "reliable,"
confident" or "smart." You may take less comfort
in knowing that many of these same drivers also admit to driving
fast or driving after drinking.
Allstate's
"You Are What You Drive" survey reveals how people describe
themselves as drivers is often at odds with how they actually
drive. The Allstate survey reveals both serious and fun information
about American drivers' opinions about issues ranging from dream
road trips to the annoying driving habits of others.
According
to the Allstate survey, 90 percent of American drivers believe
they are "safe" drivers and 79 percent consider themselves
to be "cautious" drivers. However, the survey also reveals
that one in three drivers admit to being a "fast" driver
and almost all admit to having "raced" with other drivers
on at least one occasion. And 22 percent admit to having driven
after having had three or more alcoholic drinks in the past five
years.
"We're
not surprised to learn that people feel good about their own driving
habits," said Todd DeYoung, vice president and acting chief
marketing officer, Allstate Insurance Company. "Unfortunately,
the facts don't always agree. Perhaps this is a wake-up call that
people need to pay better attention to their driving habits."
Let Me Drive!
When
it comes to getting behind the wheel of their cars, 53 percent
of drivers say they enjoy driving "very much," with
48 percent agreeing that they feel a "sense of freedom"
when driving. In fact when choosing from a list of several possibilities,
42 percent of drivers selected a cross-country drive as their
dream vacation rather than a trip through the Grand Canyon or
Alaska.
However,
while American drivers may dream of the open road, the reality
apparently is that people use their cars primarily for running
errands and getting to work. Fully 75 percent of drivers said
they have not taken a driving trip during the past year that lasted
longer than one day, and 63 percent said they have never taken
a road trip that lasted more than six hours.
In
identifying the major uses of their car, 79 percent of those surveyed
cited errands, 74 percent said grocery shopping, and 60 percent
said commuting to and from work. Only 35 percent cited vacation. (CONTINUE...)
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