Do you wish you had more confidence on the road
The IAM have found that up to 38% of UK drivers wish had more confidence on the road
Among a sample of 2000 drivers, insurance firm Cuvva has found that a surprisingly high proportion are intimidated by day to day driving scenarios confidence
Driving in snowy conditions (42%)
Driving in a new town or city (32%)
Multi-lane carriageways (30%) confidence
Driving in the dark (27%)
Driving in wet and rainy conditions (25%) confidence
Almost 1 in 10 drivers reported being nervous turning right at at a roundabout, and 1 in 20 fear three-point turns.
At system driving School, our instructor team have you covered. Even though these points are not part of today’s driving tests, we still think it is important that our pupils know how to carry out 3 point turns, reversing around a corner, driving in the dark and weather permitting, driving in wet and rainy conditions. confidence
The study also found:
29% of drivers try and avoid travelling outside of their local area to stay away from unfamiliar roads
A quarter are reluctant to give other peoples lifts – even if they are going to the same destination – due to their nerves
18% would take a longer route to avoid busy areas
16% would go further than needed to stay away from motorways
12% would plan their journey to avoid having a parallel park, and 7% would plan in order to avoid either dual carriageways or roundabouts. confidence
