Worst Drivers in the UK
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ulakye

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163 posts

258 months

Friday 30th September 2005
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http://cars.msn.co.uk/carnews/ukworstsep05/

Conducted by lads' magazine FHM, the survey also showed that Belfast had the drunkest drivers, and Bristol the safest. The calmest young drivers came from Lincoln, while the cars with the least modifications were owned by drivers from Leeds. The survey, aimed at 18-35 year old men, was based on more than 7,000 responses.

It showed:

- 70% of Tynesiders have been involved in a road rage incident in the past year, compared with the survey's national average of 41%

- 19% of drivers in Belfast reckon it is perfectly OK to get behind the wheel after six pints, while Salisbury in Wiltshire has the most sober drivers

- 44% of Liverpudlians, but only four per cent of Ipswich motorists, drive cars worth more than £20,000

- 18% of Welsh residents confessed to having a car worth less than £1,000

- Lada is the most offensive car, with Mazda the least offensive

- Two thirds of drivers in Norwich have caused a crash that has put someone in hospital - four times the national average. They also clock up the most miles per year and they have the most modifications to their cars

- A third of those polled in Newcastle have had sex in the back seat of a motor vehicle more than 20 times. The national average is less than five

- 36% of motorists from Aberdeen claim to have gone looking for sex in car parks, with the national average being 8%

- The most popular name for a car is Beast, but 83% do not call their car anything.

Commenting on the survey, FHM editor Ross Brown said: "Our readers have now provided us with a motoring guide far more useful than the A-Z. My advice would be to stay well clear of the roads in Belfast, never ride shotgun in a car called The Beast and never buy a second hand motor in Norwich."

timmy30

9,325 posts

257 months

Friday 30th September 2005
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I guess it's well worth having an estate if you live in Newcastle.

r988

7,496 posts

259 months

Friday 30th September 2005
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And stay well away from car parks in Aberdeen, those randy Scots might get the wrong idea...

wolves_wanderer

12,956 posts

267 months

Friday 30th September 2005
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ulakye said:

- 44% of Liverpudlians, but only four per cent of Ipswich motorists, drive cars worth more than £20,000




Difference is, in Ipswich they actually own the cars they are driving

judas

6,237 posts

289 months

Friday 30th September 2005
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ulakye said:
- 44% of Liverpudlians, but only four per cent of Ipswich motorists, drive cars worth more than £20,000


Yeah, but in Liverpool it's someone else's £20k motor they're driving.

As a Liverpudlian I'm allowed to say that before anyone jumps on me

Didn't see that reply above!

>> Edited by judas on Friday 30th September 16:24

CupraR

676 posts

259 months

Friday 30th September 2005
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ulakye said:
- A third of those polled in Newcastle have had sex in the back seat of a motor vehicle more than 20 times. The national average is less than five
Yeah, but outside Newcastle it's only considered sex when there's someone else invlolved.

rustybin

1,769 posts

268 months

Friday 30th September 2005
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FHM Survey between the lines said:
75% of FHM readers are thick enough to lie in surveys to make themselves seem more interesting.

r92cp

13 posts

252 months

Sunday 2nd October 2005
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did you know 66% of surveys are made up?

Balmoral Green

42,561 posts

278 months

Sunday 2nd October 2005
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r92cp said:
did you know 66% of surveys are made up?
Surely 100% of surveys are made up? otherwise there wouldnt be any.

groomi

9,331 posts

273 months

Sunday 2nd October 2005
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BG, what you got against the new fella? This is the second post I've seen this morning where you shoot him down in flames.

Keep it up! He'll soon realise he needs his wits about him in this place

BTW, welcome 'r92cp'

Balmoral Green

42,561 posts

278 months

Sunday 2nd October 2005
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groomi said:
This is the second post I've seen this morning where you shoot him down in flames.
Eh? in the other post I was the only one supporting him, despite his attempt for the Booker prize. And this one is as daft as his.

nervous

24,050 posts

260 months

Sunday 2nd October 2005
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oh, crap. i live near norwich. still, on the upside, at least this is proof that theyre not actually aiming for me, its just random ineptness.

c c

8,054 posts

269 months

Sunday 2nd October 2005
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FHM editor Ross Brown said:
never buy a second hand motor in Norwich.


He got that bit right.