This is evident from a extensive research by experts from the British insurance company Compare the Market. Not only the qualities of the drivers were considered, but also other factors. For example, Japan owes the first place not only to its disciplined motorists, but also to, among other things, the relatively low limit values for alcohol in the blood. In addition, it has the fourth highest scores when it comes to the quality of the road network.
Our country loses points due to the few positive posts on social media about “driving” last year, the quality of the road surface and the time spent in traffic.
The Netherlands is in second place. With a score of 6.4, our country has the second highest quality level of the road network, just after Singapore with a score of 6.5. Furthermore, it has a low average number of road deaths per 100,000 inhabitants, comparable to countries such as Japan, Denmark and Germany.
Norway is in third place, mainly because of the average short travel times and low CO2 emissions. It also has very few road deaths, namely two per 100,000 inhabitants. The only other countries with such low numbers are Singapore and Switzerland. The top ten is completed by Estonia, Sweden, Austria, Switzerland, Spain, Singapore and Portugal.
Thailand has the world’s worst drivers, with by far the highest road fatality rate, at 32 per 100,000 people. Peru is in second place, including the fourth worst road quality in the world. In the top ten we also find countries such as Lebanon, India, Malaysia, Turkey and – remarkably enough – the United States and Canada.