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Back seat drivers make Londoners blood boil
Nearly 4 million motorists in the UK are so frustrated with irritating passengers that they always prefer to drive alone.
However, drivers in London are less distracted with just one in ten (nine per cent) preferring to go solo. A further 14 million British drivers would rather be alone most of the time according to a study commissioned by Continental Tyres. And, as we get older we get less tolerant of others, with people in their fifties a third more likely to want to drive solo than those in their twenties.
Researchers found the average car-owner in the region gets annoyed at least three times by their passengers’ behaviour during the typical car journey - taking just six minutes for their blood to boil.
Tempers have flared so much for nearly one in four behind the wheel in London that they have asked a passenger to get out of the car.
Unable to keep their hands, feet and thoughts to themselves, the Backseat Driver was named the most annoying passenger to have in the car.
They brake hard before every junction, slam the dashboard with their hands in panic, comment on every turn, and account for more than two in five irritating passengers in the region.
Researchers studied the opinions of 4,000 British drivers and it emerged a further one in ten fall under the ‘Fiddler’ category – those bored individuals that twiddle with buttons, air con and switch between radio stations.
Other types of passengers include the ‘Sleeper’ – those who nod off within minutes of setting off, snore, and only wake up when they arrive at their destination.
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