Road Rage And Disrespectful Driving Cause Hundreds Of Deaths

A report from Axa shows that road rage and disrespectful driving cause numerous accidents, many of which result in deaths, causing heartache and increased car insurance premiums.

In total, the company believes many hundreds of lives and nearly £1bn of premium could be saved if British motorists were to rid themselves of the aggression and general disrespect of their fellow drivers that is commonplace on our roads – and that doesn’t even touch the heartache caused to loved ones as a result of such accidents.

Car insurance costs are rising rapidly and Axa calculate that the British motorist already pays an estimated £30 per premium for uninsured drivers and £44 on their overall house insurance bill to cover fraud.

Tina Shortle, marketing director for AXA Insurance said: “Disrespectful motoring in the UK seems to be reaching pandemic proportions but we don’t believe drivers really understand the potential consequences of their behaviour behind the wheel.

Our research shows that a lack of respect means more victims and a higher financial cost to all drivers.  Behaviour such as road rage is extremely dangerous and needs to be dealt with urgently.

“Our research shows that those who are angry or frightened are often unable to concentrate behind the wheel and this is a relevant factor in many accidents.  A return to values of common decency and good manners could save hundreds of lives and a great deal of personal anguish.”

If you feel inclimed, you can join the Axa campaign for repectful driving – https://www.axarespectontheroad.com/

AXA’s new car insurance policy is aimed at careful drivers and offers up to 90 per cent no claims discount (NCD) – the highest in the market.  It was launched in February 2010 and since then has attracted over 100,000 policy holders making it the fastest-growing motor insurance product in the history of UK motor insurance.