Forgetful drivers
The dangers that face motorists who normally drive on the left-hand side of the road and who momentarily forget where they are and lapse back to their normal habit after they cross the English Channel are highlighted in figures published by the French insurance companies. Driving on the wrong side of the road is attributed as the cause of 7.8 per cent of fatal accidents on French roads — a surprisingly high figure when compared with the causes of other fatal accidents. Alcohol is blamed in only
6.2 per cent of such accidents and fatigue in 5.6 per cent. One fatal accident in every three on French roads is said to be caused by excessive speed and drivers under the age of 21 are rated three times more dangerous than those over 30 in France.
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Press, 9 December 1982, Page 27
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