Overview

• The 15th annual barometer by the Vinci Autoroutes Foundation, conducted by Ipsos among 12,000 drivers, measures road safety attitudes and behaviors.
• 90% of French motorists admit to exceeding speed limits on urban and highway routes.
• Three-quarters of drivers report using smartphones while behind the wheel despite known dangers.
• Nearly two-thirds of motorists confess to insulting other road users and more than half to using their horn in anger.
• Over one in ten drivers have exited their vehicles to confront others, and 87% say aggressive conduct on the roads makes them fearful.