Some Europeans drive dangerously while expecting others to follow the rules. From driving under the influence, to speeding, using a phone, and failing to buckle up, a considerable number of drivers across the continent hypocritically admit to engaging in some seriously bad behaviour on a regular basis.
The analysis, conducted by Motointegrator together with the research experts at [DataPulse Research](https://www.datapulse.de/), coincides with the United Nations’ Global Forum for Road Safety, which took place in late September in Geneva.
To find the worst offenders, the analytics team extracted survey data from 22 country-level reports published by the Brussels-based Vias Institute. The surveys, which were conducted in 2023 and made public in 2024, ask 37,000 road users about how tolerant they are of seven bad driving behaviours, and also ask drivers whether they commit those acts themselves. The analytics team calculated a “hypocrisy score” for each country, accounting for the share of people who find the behaviours unacceptable, the share of drivers who admit to doing them, and how dangerous each behaviour is.
Whoa, the numbers are crazy high
I can understand 50% speeding and 23% reading a phone.
But 11% drunk driving and 18% not securing children in the last month WTF.
Like always, the information for Luxembourg is extremely misleading due to the big amount of cross-border workers skewing the data.
The hypocrisy goes deeper than that. I looked at OP’s source… it’s a source that says 19% of Belgians admit to drunk driving? Ha, pathetic.
>A survey by the AWSR reveals that only 42% of Walloon motorists completely abstain from alcohol before driving. The usual justifications, such as “I haven’t had much to drink” (used by 56% of drivers) and “It’s just one drink” (37%), minimise the real risks. Even a single drink increases the risk of an accident by up to three times.
56%, not just 19, once you remove that layer of mental gymnastics.
Does ‘speeding’ mean ‘driving above the posted speed limit’? If so, I’m surprised that it’s only 50%. I’ve driven in numerous countries and it seems like overdoing the speed limit by about 10 is pretty much standard behavior everywhere.
This is nothing compared to democrats.
I find it crazy that 11% of people admitted to driving drunk in the last 30 days and still, nothing happened.
I’m more surprised by some of the things they apparently think is unacceptable. Only 13% think its acceptable to drive above the speed limit? I generally (in the US) find it unacceptable to not drive above the speed limit in many areas. Anywhere between the ‘limit’ and 10 over is probably the normal range. Also, why is having a phone call unacceptable? Like, put it on speaker and just hold it, it doesn’t require you to look at it, doesn’t effect your ability to watch the road or your reflexes at all, what’s the issue? I’m also surprised people think not wearing a seat belt is unacceptable. I get its a safety thing, but its only a safety thing for the person driving. If they’re not concerned about the risk, what do I care?
Well with *those* questions, I’m not surprised the Germans did comparatively well. We do have a cultural leaning to commit to our actions on this level of the argument. We’re kings at being hypocrites on the systemic level.
Next time ask us whether we think the auto-industry is a corrupt oligarchy that chocked out public infrastructure, but when the last time was anyone one of the people saying ‘yes’ to that voted for a party that is very obviously bought by the auto-industry.
Typical north good south bad shades for the most part except for Finland, what the hell?
The fuck is Finland doing.
Discrete color chart for continous values is nonsense. (Look for instance at Italy vs Switzerland vs Spain).
Only 13% think speeding on moterways is acceptable? So this is saying 87% of people drive down the highway (where everyone is speeding at least a little) and think that literally everyone is a scumbag?
Germans: You cant be speeding if there is no speed limit
Germans do love their rules.
How on earth do you actually test this?
“Do you think this illegal thing is wrong and would you incriminate yourself for it?”
British people are no better than anyone else…we’re just too cynical to think this wasn’t a trick.
Good thing Bulgaria is not on there. I am sure we will have something close to 40%… I have driven a lot across Europe and I agree the UK has the nicest drivers.
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Some Europeans drive dangerously while expecting others to follow the rules. From driving under the influence, to speeding, using a phone, and failing to buckle up, a considerable number of drivers across the continent hypocritically admit to engaging in some seriously bad behaviour on a regular basis.
The analysis, conducted by Motointegrator together with the research experts at [DataPulse Research](https://www.datapulse.de/), coincides with the United Nations’ Global Forum for Road Safety, which took place in late September in Geneva.
To find the worst offenders, the analytics team extracted survey data from 22 country-level reports published by the Brussels-based Vias Institute. The surveys, which were conducted in 2023 and made public in 2024, ask 37,000 road users about how tolerant they are of seven bad driving behaviours, and also ask drivers whether they commit those acts themselves. The analytics team calculated a “hypocrisy score” for each country, accounting for the share of people who find the behaviours unacceptable, the share of drivers who admit to doing them, and how dangerous each behaviour is.
Whoa, the numbers are crazy high
I can understand 50% speeding and 23% reading a phone.
But 11% drunk driving and 18% not securing children in the last month WTF.
Like always, the information for Luxembourg is extremely misleading due to the big amount of cross-border workers skewing the data.
The hypocrisy goes deeper than that. I looked at OP’s source… it’s a source that says 19% of Belgians admit to drunk driving? Ha, pathetic.
Take [this article](https://www.rtbf.be/article/conduire-en-etat-d-ebriete-une-pratique-courante-en-wallonie-11386993) (June 2024). Second paragraph.
>A survey by the AWSR reveals that only 42% of Walloon motorists completely abstain from alcohol before driving. The usual justifications, such as “I haven’t had much to drink” (used by 56% of drivers) and “It’s just one drink” (37%), minimise the real risks. Even a single drink increases the risk of an accident by up to three times.
56%, not just 19, once you remove that layer of mental gymnastics.
Does ‘speeding’ mean ‘driving above the posted speed limit’? If so, I’m surprised that it’s only 50%. I’ve driven in numerous countries and it seems like overdoing the speed limit by about 10 is pretty much standard behavior everywhere.
This is nothing compared to democrats.
I find it crazy that 11% of people admitted to driving drunk in the last 30 days and still, nothing happened.
I’m more surprised by some of the things they apparently think is unacceptable. Only 13% think its acceptable to drive above the speed limit? I generally (in the US) find it unacceptable to not drive above the speed limit in many areas. Anywhere between the ‘limit’ and 10 over is probably the normal range. Also, why is having a phone call unacceptable? Like, put it on speaker and just hold it, it doesn’t require you to look at it, doesn’t effect your ability to watch the road or your reflexes at all, what’s the issue? I’m also surprised people think not wearing a seat belt is unacceptable. I get its a safety thing, but its only a safety thing for the person driving. If they’re not concerned about the risk, what do I care?
Well with *those* questions, I’m not surprised the Germans did comparatively well. We do have a cultural leaning to commit to our actions on this level of the argument. We’re kings at being hypocrites on the systemic level.
Next time ask us whether we think the auto-industry is a corrupt oligarchy that chocked out public infrastructure, but when the last time was anyone one of the people saying ‘yes’ to that voted for a party that is very obviously bought by the auto-industry.
Typical north good south bad shades for the most part except for Finland, what the hell?
The fuck is Finland doing.
Discrete color chart for continous values is nonsense. (Look for instance at Italy vs Switzerland vs Spain).
Only 13% think speeding on moterways is acceptable? So this is saying 87% of people drive down the highway (where everyone is speeding at least a little) and think that literally everyone is a scumbag?
[ISMO explains Finland](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wqPEBv_la3Q)
Germans: You cant be speeding if there is no speed limit
Germans do love their rules.
How on earth do you actually test this?
“Do you think this illegal thing is wrong and would you incriminate yourself for it?”
British people are no better than anyone else…we’re just too cynical to think this wasn’t a trick.
Good thing Bulgaria is not on there. I am sure we will have something close to 40%… I have driven a lot across Europe and I agree the UK has the nicest drivers.
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