The Mail on Sunday

Driving habits that fail the test

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TWO-THIRDS of British drivers would fail their test if they took it again due to dangerous habits, a study of 1,500 motorists reveals.

A quarter drive with one hand on the wheel, while a fifth admit to never checking their mirrors. More than a tenth are unable to read a number plate 20 metres in the distance – a requiremen­t of road safety laws. Half the participan­ts polled by technology firm Nextbase had forgotten the speed limit on a dual carriagewa­y was 70mph.

Research reveals that deaths on Britain’s roads are higher now than they were a decade ago – with nearly 2,000 victims in 2019.

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