Doctors are most aggressive drivers and hairdressers are friendliest, poll finds

Doctors are the most aggressive drivers, electricians don’t indicate when they exit roundabouts and people who work in HR can’t park, according to a national survey.

He A multi-professional study claims these are just some of the direct correlations between professions and driving habits, with some surprising results.

Overall, the study reveals that builders are the fastest drivers on the road, with seven in ten (71 percent) construction professionals admitting they regularly exceed the speed limit and hog the fast lane on the highway (15 percent).

However, according to the survey of 2,000 Britons, medical professionals confess to being the most impulsive on the roads, with a quarter (26 per cent) regularly demonstrating their annoyance towards other drivers with rude hand gestures as well as shouting. from the street. window (14 percent).

Hairdressers (90 percent) turned out to be the friendliest drivers, confirming that they always thank other drivers for letting them out.

They also return the favor by releasing an average of 13 drivers per week, which is higher than the UK average of 10.

But HR staff are the worst when it comes to parking, according to data from We Buy Any Car: three in five admit it takes them several attempts to park and almost half always crash into the pavement when parallel parking. .

A third of electricians acknowledge that they do not always indicate the exit of a roundabout.

When it comes to last-minute mergers, lawyers (22 percent) confess themselves as the biggest culprits along with the media (20 percent) and businessmen (19 percent).

Medical professionals confess to being the most impulsive on the roads: 26% regularly demonstrate their anger towards other drivers with rude hand gestures, as well as shouting out the window (14%).

Richard Evans, head of technical services at We Buy Any Car, said: “It’s been interesting to discover the various driving characteristics of the country’s professions and see how the role we play can affect the way we drive.”

“While we may not be able to get a builder to obey the speed limit or stop a solicitor from merging at the last minute, we always urge drivers to obey traffic laws and consider whether their car or van adds to the stress of the journey.” . displacements.’

The data also found that 92 percent of the country’s drivers think driving can be really stressful.

High traffic volumes (71 percent), aggressiveness from other drivers (52 percent), too many road closures (26 percent), confusing road layouts (22 percent), and frustrating speed limits (21 percent) ) are the main reasons. for the tension in the wheel.

Four percent worry when driving because their car is old, while three percent admit they simply hate their car.

More than three-quarters believe they are kind and considerate drivers, while one in four confess it depends on their mood.

Almost all motorists (96 percent) believe that if everyone were a little friendlier, spending time on the roads would be a more pleasant experience.

A whopping 98 per cent of Brits think they are good drivers, and a further 99 per cent describe themselves as safe on the roads.

Despite this, three in five are regularly road rage and seven percent of drivers say they have had an accident in the last 12 months.