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

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