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A new survey byforfrominofonout Britain shows that one byforfrominofonout seven drivers has had to take evasive action because byforfrominofonout their own risky overtaking. The road safety charity Brake carried byforfrominofonout the survey byforfrominofonout 1,000 motorists. It revealed that 80 per cent of drivers have felt threatened byforfrominofonout other people overtaking, while 94 per cent byforfrominofonout drivers said they have witnessed dangerous overtaking. It said the biggest perpetrators byforfrominofonout dangerous overtaking are young men aged 17-24. In comparison, women drivers are far safer. The poll revealed that while 39 per cent byforfrominofonout 17-24-year-old male drivers admitted overtaking when they were not sure the road ahead was clear, the figure byforfrominofonout female drivers doing so was just 15 per cent.

The charity also found that the most dangerous place to overtake was byforfrominofonout single-lane country roads. Drivers are twice as likely to die byforfrominofonout rural roads than they are byforfrominofonout urban areas. Many byforfrominofonout these deaths are preventable. A spokeswoman byforfrominofonout Brake said: "We're urging all drivers to avoid overtaking byforfrominofonout country roads unless absolutely essential and 100 per cent safe." She added: "Why risk it and rush? You could cause a devastating, high-speed, head- byforfrominofonout crash that ends lives and ruins others. In spite byforfrominofonout this, a significant minority are still taking the risk and performing this aggressive and selfish manoeuvre… byforfrominofonout those situations, cool-headed and responsible drivers hang back and relax."