{"id":481,"date":"2014-05-12T08:34:35","date_gmt":"2014-05-12T08:34:35","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.booktheorytesttoday.com\/?p=481"},"modified":"-0001-11-30T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2014-05-12T08:34:35","slug":"road-rage-drivers-dubbed-wimps-new-research","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.booktheorytesttoday.com\/blog\/road-rage-drivers-dubbed-wimps-new-research\/","title":{"rendered":"Road Rage Drivers Dubbed \u00e2\u20ac\u02dcWimps\u00e2\u20ac\u2122 By New Research"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><b>Book Theory Test Today<\/b> investigates interesting new findings that deem road rage drivers to be wimps.<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p>Road rage, many motorists are partial to a bit or horn honking, light flashing and the odd unsavoury hand gesture. However, a new study claims that motorists who are prone to road rage are actually really scared of driving, <b>Book Theory Test Today<\/b> can reveal.<\/p>\n<p>According to the study, Britain\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s least willing drivers are also the most likely to experience bouts of road rage, the results of the five year research showed.<\/p>\n<p>Researchers discovered that motorists who rack up the most miles are divided by those who have a passion for motoring and those who feel that their career makes them a slave to their vehicle.<\/p>\n<p>Book Theory Test Today understands that the research is based on an analysis of the driving habits of AA members, undertaken by market research group, Populous.<\/p>\n<p>Book Theory Test Today says: \u00e2\u20ac\u0153Unfortunately there\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s nothing within the <b>theory test<\/b> or practical driving exam that covers road rage. If you\u00e2\u20ac\u2122re unfortunate to be on the receiving end of road rage it can be quite an unpleasant experience.\u00e2\u20ac\u009d<\/p>\n<p>The study, titled \u00e2\u20ac\u02dcA Portrait Of Motoring Britain\u00e2\u20ac\u2122, highlights six different types of motorists. But, across all six categories, they were united on two themes \u00e2\u20ac\u201c disgruntlement with the cost of motoring and strong opposition to proposals for pay-per-mile road charges.<\/p>\n<p>An excerpt from the report reads: \u00e2\u20ac\u0153Some of the UK\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s most reluctant drivers \u00c2\u00adprefer to stay off the road in bad weather, dislike motorways, loathe night driving and like speed cameras. However, should you cross them whilst they\u00e2\u20ac\u2122re driving, you will encounter their wrath. They are prone to honk the horn, flash lights and confront other motorists.\u00e2\u20ac\u009d<\/p>\n<p>In a statement from Edmund King, president of the AA, he said: \u00e2\u20ac\u0153Those under pressure have lower tolerance of others and kick back against restrictions that make their motoring harder. Across the spectrum of drivers, there are two concerns that unite them: fear of the rising cost of motoring and the threat of road charging.\u00e2\u20ac\u009d<\/p>\n<p>He added: \u00e2\u20ac\u0153At least three in every 10 struggle to continue driving because of the cost of motoring \u00e2\u20ac\u201c which probably explains why at least 64 per cent in all groups oppose pay-as-you-go roads.\u00e2\u20ac\u009d<\/p>\n<p>In an article published by the Express newspaper, <b>Book Theory Test Today<\/b> can reveal that there are six types of motorists that the study categorises drivers into. Which relates to you?<\/p>\n<p><strong>Driving To Live<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Averaging 10,800 miles a year, driving most days and about 18% of drivers.<br \/>\nThey feel they have become slaves to their cars<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u00c2\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Motorheads:<\/strong><b>\u00c2\u00a0<\/b>10,500 miles (21%)<\/p>\n<p>Driving most days.<br \/>\nThey regard getting behind the wheel as a joy<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u00c2\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>More Than Motoring:<\/strong>\u00c2\u00a06,700 miles (18%)<\/p>\n<p>Driving less regularly.<br \/>\nThey resent driving but know they need a car<\/p>\n<p><strong>Rogue Drivers<\/strong>: 8,700 miles (13%)<\/p>\n<p>Driving most days.<br \/>\nThey routinely bend the rules while on the road and are prone to have a short fuse<\/p>\n<p><strong>Way Of Life:<\/strong>\u00c2\u00a09,600 miles (14%)<br \/>\nDriving most days.<br \/>\nThey just use their cars to get around<\/p>\n<p><strong>Reluctant Drivers:<\/strong>\u00c2\u00a06,800 miles (16%)<\/p>\n<p>Drive reasonably regularly.<br \/>\nThey are the most timid &#8211; and bad tempered<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p align=\"right\">Source: [Express.co.uk]<\/p>\n<p><b>Book Theory Test Today <\/b>offers an intermediary service assisting clients with booking a<b> UK theory test<\/b>, or practical test, at test centres across the nation. The service also supplies resources to help you prepare for your <b>theory test<\/b> \u00e2\u20ac\u201c Ready to take your <b>theory test<\/b>? <b>Book your theory test online <\/b>today&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Book Theory Test Today investigates interesting new findings that deem road rage drivers to be wimps.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[9,72,73],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-481","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-book-theory-test-today-news","category-driving-safety","category-road-safety"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.booktheorytesttoday.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/481","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.booktheorytesttoday.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.booktheorytesttoday.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.booktheorytesttoday.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.booktheorytesttoday.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=481"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.booktheorytesttoday.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/481\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.booktheorytesttoday.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=481"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.booktheorytesttoday.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=481"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.booktheorytesttoday.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=481"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}