Thursday, November 20, 2008

Spanish drivers

In a survey of 1,173 ESO and  Bachillerato students undertaken by the Universitat de València :-

  • 31% admitted to driving/riding a moped without a license
  • 20% admitted to committing offences e.g. speeding, skipping traffic lights or riding without a helmet.

In spite of that:-

  • only 5.9% had been stopped for speeding
  • and 7.6% had been caught jumping traffic lights

When the students were asked about the penalties:

  • 22% didn't know the penalty for speeding
  • 45% didn't know the consequences of having an excess level of alcohol in their blood.

According to one of the authors of the study, the women that were surveyed were more prudent and less likely to break the law than the men.

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