Category: Bad Driving Habits

1. Driving badly increases Insurance Premiums.

   Posted on 8:39pm Monday 18th Jul 2011

   CHESTER, England, July 18, 2011 /PRNewswire

   A Conviction for "Driving Without due Care and Attention" Increases Motor Insurance Premiums by up to 27 per Cent

     

   Distracted drivers are rife on our roads, and are risking hefty hikes to their car insurance premiums if they are caught being careless behind the wheel, says moneysupermarket.com.

2. Annoying Driving Habits

   Posted on 10:29pm Sunday 10th Jul 2011

   Annoying Driving Habits.

   Before you read this, I appreciate that most of you will have been driving successfully for many years without ever claiming on your insurance or being involved in an accident.

   However that is NOT a definition of a good driver

3. Survey finds that College Students are using mobile apps whilst driving

   Posted on 6:07pm Wednesday 29th Jun 2011

   College students use mobile apps while driving

   According to a new study more than one-third of college students are using mobile phone applications while driving. The worst about it is that some students continue using the phone applications after being in auto accidents.

4. a recent poll shows how Rude, discourteous driving is on the upswing

   Posted on 5:45pm Wednesday 29th Jun 2011

   It's getting uglier on the roads, according to an opinion survey of B.C. motorists conducted for ICBC.

   Fifty-five per cent of Lower Mainland residents believe drivers in their community have become less courteous over the past five years, the Ipsos Reid survey found.

5. Smartphone apps can cause car crashes

   Posted on 10:11pm Tuesday 28th Jun 2011

   Smartphone Apps Causing Car Crashes
   

   Texting and chatting aren't the only cell phone functions distracting drivers, motorists are also being enticed to take their eyes off the road by their phones' increasing number of apps.

   According to recent University of Alabama at Birmingham survey, 10 percent of students said they use apps often, almost always, or every time they drive. Another 33 percent of the 93 students surveyed said they sometimes use apps while driving.