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In Europe, drivers do not like Greeks

В Европе не любят водителей-греков

Relations between the inhabitants of different countries determines not only the policy pursued by the government. A great influence on them has personal experience. This situation perfectly demonstrates the assessment of the drivers that they give their comrades from other countries. According to the newspaper Dernier heure, most in Europe don’t like car enthusiasts from Greece.

According to the survey conducted by the international sociological center of Ipsos, 98 percent of respondents believe that drivers-the Greeks have at least one negative trait. It might be a private breach of traffic rules, aggressive or irresponsible behaviour on the road, exceeding the permissible level of alcohol content in the blood.

While the most aggressive is considered British. This opinion was expressed by 40 percent of respondents. The French and about the same number of respondents says that they are a danger on the road.

On the reverse side of this rating are the representatives of Sweden, Germany, UK and Belgium. Europeans believe that drivers from these countries the most polite and vigilant.

However, many of themselves recognize their sins. So, 66 percent of Spaniards are not shy to honk the horn to those drivers who cause them irritation. Similarly, received 59 percent of Greeks, 58% of Italians and 53% of French people, 52 per cent of Belgians.

26 percent of poles admitted that periodically come out of his car to deal with the other driver, even if it is prohibited on that stretch of road. 70 percent of Greeks are prone to verbal abuse.

Belgians, although they all behave in a more prudent during long trips (82 percent of them stop to take a NAP, the EU average, the figure is 56 percent), are more distracted from what is happening on the road, appealing for help to GPS. Also the inhabitants of the Kingdom more often other Europeans exceed the permissible content of alcohol in blood when driving (24 percent versus 11 percent for the EU).

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