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MostCynical [soylentnews.org] writes:

Sunday Times Driving [driving.co.uk] reports under 50% of surveyed UK drivers know what a roundabout sign looks like, and only 68% knew what the speed bump sign means.

The survey was conducted by the Institute of Advanced Motorists [iamroadsmart.com], with 1,000 [guildford-iam.org.uk] participants.

Only 32% of drivers knew you should allow at least a two-second time gap to the vehicle ahead when driving on a dry open road. It appears many motorists are conflating this with two car lengths in distance, as 53% of those surveyed responded with that answer.

Younger motorists were the most likely to answer incorrectly, with 17 to 39 year-olds having the lowest correct answer percentage rates in 14 of the 23 questions, but older drivers didn't do very well either.

Sunday Times article has an embedded googleforms survey, so you can test your knowledge of UK road rules.

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