Nowt so cross as Yorkshire folk...

County named the road rage capital of UK

RURAL East Yorkshire is the road rage capital of the UK, with slowmoving tractors often to blame.

The idyllic farming area – which boasts the coastal towns of Bridlington, Skipsea and Hornsea – apparently hides a hot bed of angry drivers, a poll has found.

Every motorist polled in the region admitted that they had felt anger while behind the wheel.

And overall, 51 per cent said the biggest cause was being stuck behind slow-moving vehicles on country roads, where it is impossible to overtake.

Of them, 21 per cent singled out tractors – explaining why drivers in rural areas like East Yorkshire reported more road rage than those in urban areas.

By comparison, drivers from Durham and West Sussex were found to be the most laid back in Britain, with just 41 per cent experiencing road rage.

And perhaps surprisingly, just 68 per cent of drivers in London said they suffered from anger issues – placing it 31st out of 53 UK regions.

The most common triggers are people using their phone behind the wheel, or not indicating, with 57 per cent saying this angers them.

Slow drivers infuriate 51 per cent, with tailgating annoying 44 per cent and late brakers infuriating 43 per cent.

Another 29 per cent said they saw red when they are undertaken and 26 per cent are angered by middle-lane hoggers and drivers who refuse to dip their full beam.

Overall, 70 per cent of drivers say they have experienced road rage at some point, with men marginally more prone than women.

The researchers also found 53 per cent of drivers swear when they are in a rage, with 42 per cent simply shouting at other road users.

After East Yorkshire, motorists from County Antrim in Northern Ireland came second – with 90 per cent admitting to road rage – followed by Lanarkshire at 88 per cent. Suffolk drivers came fourth with 87 per cent, followed by Mid Glamorgan on 85 per cent and Leicestershire on 84 per cent.

Meanwhile, at the other end of the league table, just 52 per cent of drivers ever see the red mist in chilled-out Cheshire, 55 per cent in Northamptonshire and 57 per cent in Dorset.

Shopping site Hey Discount asked 2,000 drivers if they experienced road rage for the poll.

Spokeswoman Megan Yip said: “The motorways and side road networks across the UK can cause anger and rage, as we all know.”