The Paris region, hell for motorists? For the tenth consecutive year, Ile-de-France has won the prize for the region most affected by lack of civility and dangerous behavior at the wheel, according to the latest barometer from the Vinci Autoroutes Foundation * published this Tuesday, May 16.
Residents of Ile-de-France, perpetrators of numerous incivilities
Residents of Ile-de-France admit to having committed an average of 2.5 uncivil behaviors out of the 5 analyzed in the study (insults, pushing the vehicle in front to intimidate it, honking unjustifiably, overtaking on the right on the motorway and get out of the car to “explain” with another driver).
The Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur region comes in second with 2.2 uncivil behaviors out of 5 on average, ahead of a trio of regions tied at 2.1, Hauts-de-France, Grand-Est and Auvergne. Rhone Alpes.
In terms of dangerous behavior, Île-de-France also sadly remains in the lead. Residents of Ile-de-France admit to practicing 9.3 on average out of a list of 24 in total, such as not observing safe distances, driving beyond the speed limits or even using the phone while driving.
Small consolation, this average number of dangerous behaviors has remained stable for a year, unlike the other regions in the top 5 where we noted a deterioration in behavior on the road. This is the case of Auvergne Rhône Alpes, second with 8.5, Hauts-de-France (8.4), Bourgogne-Franche-Comté (8.2) and Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur (8.1).
Centre-Ligerians focused on speed
But some regions that can be seen as models also have their own “specialties” in terms of rudeness. This is the case of Centre-Val-de-Loire, which is one of the best students in incivility (1.9 out of 5 on average) and dangerous behavior (7.3 out of 24). But “centre-lights are the least aware in France of the dangers of excessive speeding (41%) on roads (excluding motorways)”, notes the Vinci Foundation press release.
Above all, that in addition to pounce on the nationals, the center-light are also “the least attentive in terms of hypovigilance.” Clearly, “they are the ones who move their departure time the least taking into account their state of fatigue”, 80%, compared to 86% at the national level.
Drivers from Bourgogne-Franche-Comté continue to drive the most “in a state of fatigue”, with 44% tied with the Bretons. But they are in the lead for drunk driving (16%) or for having smoked cannabis or used drugs (7%).
Normans addicted to the phone while driving
In Normandy, there are also some local particularities: it is in this region that we find the majority of drivers who tend to turn orange or red (73%) or those who use their phone or GPS while driving (78%).
However, it is in Île-de-France that we find the highest number of “titles won” by category.
“Residents of Ile-de-France are the champions of recklessness in 16 of the 24 behaviors tested,” underlines the Vinci Foundation press release, such as traffic in the middle lane of the motorway while the right lane is free (62%). , send or read SMS or email (33%) or the 16% who forget to buckle up.
*Survey conducted in France by Ipsos among 2,400 French people aged 16 and over, including a minimum of 200 people in each of the 12 French administrative regions (except Corsica) from February 20 to March 3, 2023
Source: BFM TV
