Actuaries, biokineticists are best behaved drivers

ACTUARIES‚ biokineticists and computer programmers are the best behaved drivers in South Africa.

This is according to data compiled by Discovery Insure on its member drivers.

The insurer uses telematics technology and behavioural economics to help its members become better drivers.

Its clients are monitored and provided with an analysis of how well they drive.

Clients are then rewarded with incentives like fuel discounts for responsible driving‚ including not using a cellphone on the road and sticking to the speed limit.

“When it comes to male and female drivers‚ results show that overall‚ females are still better drivers than males. The only area where females fare worse than males is in distracted driving.

“Females tend to be more distracted for various reasons‚” the company’s head of technical marketing, Precious Nduli‚ said.

One of the reasons women are more distracted on the road is their cellphone use.

Men‚ however‚ tend to speed and lose out on points in their acceleration‚ breaking and cornering scores.

The Western Cape had the best drivers across the country’s provinces‚ followed closely by Gauteng.

Next was Kw-a-Zulu-Natal‚ then the Free State‚ the Eastern Cape‚ the Northern Cape‚ Limpopo‚ North West and Mpumalanga.

The Automobile Association of South Africa (AA)‚ releasing the results of a national survey on Friday‚ found that about 90% of motorists believe compliance with the laws of the road has worsened over the past two years – and 75% believe the attitude of motorists towards one another deteriorated.