Relation between drink-driving, speeding and not wearing seat belt

Of these three risk factors, drivers are most likely to admit to speeding, whereas rather fewer admit to drink driving.
— With regard to speeding, only 47 % of drivers state that they never or rarely exceed speed limits on motorways.
— Regarding driving and drinking alcohol, 4% of the drivers admitted having driven at least on one day during the previous week while they were likely to have been over the legal limit.

— For seat-belt wearing, 13 % report that they never or rarely use their seat belt in urban areas.

It is interesting that the results showed an association between the various risk factors. Those drivers exposing themselves to one risk factor are also likely to expose themselves to one or two of the others. For example, drivers who exceed speed limits have a probability that they will not wear their seat belt that is 87% higher than non-speeding drivers! The association between speeding and drinking and driving is also high. While these findings are demonstrating a strong country effect, i.e. bad countries tend to be bad for all risk factors, they also highlight the problem that some drivers simply do not recognise the risks associated with driving, and how to prevent them.