UK Statistic Show That Slow Drivers Are Causing More Fatal Crashes Each Year

Figures in the UK have revealed that the number of people killed or seriously injured in crashes caused by slow drivers is increasing.

According to the Daily Star, the Department of Transport has revealed that last year, 26 people were seriously injured and two killed across the country in accidents where police said slow driving contributed to the crash. A further 132 people suffered more minor injuries in crashes blamed on slow drivers.

MDarringer - 12/23/2019 11:08:21 AM

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Slow drivers increase the anxiety of other drivers who then feel time scarcity. Slow drivers are often very reactionary rather than vigilant/defensive so they are "surprised" easily and then they panic. I drive the speed limit but people today just don't know how to drive. I've seen people come to a dead stop on a freeway because they are in the wrong lane for their exit and they want to get over.

MDarringer - 12/23/2019 12:28:05 PM

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What I love is being in the middle lane and someone in the fast lane wants to exit. But instead of them dropping back to pull in behind me and then over (assuming its safe of course) they punch it and cut across two lanes of traffic.

skytop - 12/23/2019 12:13:20 PM

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Because there are so many speeding drivers who lack the driving skills to deal with and know what to do when encountering a slower moving vehicle.

MDarringer - 12/23/2019 12:28:56 PM

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And so you're defending the creepers who are also horrible drivers because you find them comparably virtuous?