Why Germans in the car break their own rules: A study shocked
Home World Status: 06.09.2026, 17:56 Comments We follow on Google Many drivers consider risky driving out of time pressure justified.
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Home World Status: 06.09.2026, 17:56 Comments We follow on Google Many drivers consider risky driving out of time pressure justified. The researchers also compared the behaviour of the 18- to 24-year-old group of respondents between 2019 and 2025. Data basis is an online survey of a total of 991 drivers aged 18 to 75 years.
Furthermore, In 1969, Ute and Siegfried Steiger lost their eight-year-old son Björn. The survey period was October and November 2025. The perceived aggression in German road traffic has increased significantly in recent years.
In addition, Aggressive behavior such as too tight collision, right overtaking or forced threading increases accordingly. “Behavioural risks in road traffic are not a marginal phenomenon, but a stable part of everyday life,” the study says. The range of aggressive behavior ranges from horns and obscene gestures to dangerous maneuvers and physical attacks.
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Home World Status: 06.09.2026, 17:56 Comments We follow on Google Many drivers consider risky driving out of time pressure justified.
reliability low1/2 sourcesThe researchers also compared the behaviour of the 18- to 24-year-old group of respondents between 2019 and 2025.
reliability low1/2 sourcesData basis is an online survey of a total of 991 drivers aged 18 to 75 years.
reliability low1/2 sourcesIn 1969, Ute and Siegfried Steiger lost their eight-year-old son Björn.
reliability low1/2 sourcesThe survey period was October and November 2025.
reliability low1/2 sourcesThe perceived aggression in German road traffic has increased significantly in recent years.
reliability low1/2 sourcesAggressive behavior such as too tight collision, right overtaking or forced threading increases accordingly. “Behavioural risks in road traffic are not a marginal phenomenon, but a stable part of everyday life,” the study says.
reliability low1/2 sourcesThe range of aggressive behavior ranges from horns and obscene gestures to dangerous maneuvers and physical attacks.
reliability low1/2 sources
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