Drivers at the moment are reasonably supportive of the use of cameras to enforce speeding and red light running, however, in some countries, typically those already with large numbers of such cameras, such as the Netherlands and the United Kingdom, drivers are much less supportive of speed cameras.
An additional finding was with regard to what to do about drivers who commit an offence in another country; in general, drivers were very much in favour of the violation being passed over to the country of the offender, so that they could be suitably punished.
Taken together, all these findings suggest that harmonising traffic rules in Europe will be a lengthy and difficult process. Achieving harmonisation will depend on improving driver’s attitudes, for example via information and sensitising campaigns. Although driver mentalities are changing over time, the process is slow and countries seem to be attached to their existing systems; even though surveys, such as this one, clearly demonstrate example of good and bad practices, some countries will find it harder than others, for a variety of reasons, to move in the direction of safer roads.

The challenge of improving drivers' behaviour

Well over half of the drivers interviewed felt that their driving was safer than others driving - see Figure 5. This perhaps shows a misplaced confidence in their own driving skill. The results also revealed that the proportion of drivers who reported that other drivers had been aggressive towards them, was higher than the proportion that had reported having carried out an aggressive act towards other drivers.
The surveys also found that a high proportion of drivers in many countries, particularly in Cyprus, Croatia, Hungary and Estonia, signal other drivers to warn them about speed traps; reflecting a low regard for police safety related enforcement activity.
The surveys revealed very different driving habits and reported behaviours in each country, with some of these behaviours likely presenting serious problems with respect to improving safety. While many of us recognise that we sometimes drive dangerously, many do not recognise the risks we are taking. This presents serious problems regarding improving driver behaviour.