Sydney, NSW, Australia (PRWEB) April 16, 2008 -- The most comprehensive survey of it's kind ever conducted in Australia has revealed a fascinating and shocking insight into the habits of drivers across the country.
2,500 Australian drivers were surveyed by online car buying service, privatefleet.com.au, and their responses shed light on many age old driving questions.
Detailed and comprehensive statistics on controversial topics such as women drivers, Holden vs Ford, city or country, P-Platers and Volvo drivers are all available via the interactive survey available at the Private Fleet website
Key Findings
-While young (17-25) Toyota drivers are 40% more likely than the average driver to talk on the phone whilst driving, they are about 30% less likely to drink and drive
-The best overall segment of drivers is female drivers in QLD aged between 41 and 60. The worst drivers are (perhaps unsurprisingly) male P-Platers from NSW
-Male drivers are worse drivers in all categories except "Text Messaging Whilst Driving" category which female drivers came out tops.
Car Highlights
Overall Holden hold the unenviable title of housing Australia's worst drivers whereas Mazda come out on top as the having the best behaved drivers. BMW drivers may be the best behaved when it comes to text messages but they take out the dubious honour of the worst drink drivers with 42% admitting to having driven after drinking 3 or more standard alcoholic drinks. Honda drivers keep it straight with less than 33% admitting the same.
State Highlights
Overall, South Australia is home to the country's worst drivers whilst Australian Capital Territory drivers are (comparatively) squeaky clean!
Speed freaks head for Tasmania where nearly 50% of drivers say that they have exceeded the speed limit by more than 30 km/hr whilst Victorians take their time as only 39% putting their pedal to the metal.
About the Survey:
The survey was conducted online by privatefleet.com.au, Australia's largest car buying service and drew responses from over 2,500 motorists. The unique feature of this survey is that it is interactive - journalists and other interested parties can put their theories to the test with over 10,000 possible scenarios at privatefleet.com.au/aussiecardrivers.
For more information on the survey or for interviews, contact David Lye at Private Fleet on (02) 9411 6777 Ext 236
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