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| Motoring 'cheaper than in 1988' | Motoring 'cheaper than in 1988' |
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| The cost of motoring has fallen by 18% in real terms over the past 20 years, despite the price of fuel rising by 210% in that time, an RAC report says. | The cost of motoring has fallen by 18% in real terms over the past 20 years, despite the price of fuel rising by 210% in that time, an RAC report says. |
| The motoring group takes inflation into account and says cars are now cheaper overall and need less money spent on them than they did two decades ago. | The motoring group takes inflation into account and says cars are now cheaper overall and need less money spent on them than they did two decades ago. |
| But 60% of 1,116 people surveyed actually thought higher costs were the biggest change in motoring since 1988. | But 60% of 1,116 people surveyed actually thought higher costs were the biggest change in motoring since 1988. |
| The RAC's 20th Report on Motoring also reflects on the "menace" of road rage. | The RAC's 20th Report on Motoring also reflects on the "menace" of road rage. |
| 'Downright dangerous' | 'Downright dangerous' |
| The report says roads have become more crowded and drivers angrier since 1988. This worrying behaviour becomes downright dangerous when you consider they are behind the wheel of a tonne-and-a-half of metal Adrian Tink, RAC | The report says roads have become more crowded and drivers angrier since 1988. This worrying behaviour becomes downright dangerous when you consider they are behind the wheel of a tonne-and-a-half of metal Adrian Tink, RAC |
| Nearly a third of those surveyed said they had been victims of road rage which had left them feeling physically threatened. | Nearly a third of those surveyed said they had been victims of road rage which had left them feeling physically threatened. |
| Half of them also admitted having sworn, gestured rudely and shouted at other drivers. | |
| The RAC said motorists who did not control their tempers were a "menace" to others on the road. | The RAC said motorists who did not control their tempers were a "menace" to others on the road. |
| RAC motoring strategist Adrian Tink said: "It is worrying that millions of motorists are victims of a driving behaviour [road rage] that didn't even have a name 20 years ago. | |
| "This worrying behaviour becomes downright dangerous when you consider they are behind the wheel of a tonne-and-a-half of metal." | "This worrying behaviour becomes downright dangerous when you consider they are behind the wheel of a tonne-and-a-half of metal." |
| ROAD SURVEY DATA Some 92% believe we are more reliant on our cars than in 1988Of all households, 75% have a car, while seven out of 10 British adults carry a licenceThe number of households with a car has gone from 14m in 1988 to 19.5m - an increase of 39%Local speed limits of 30mph are accepted by 66% of drivers, but over half want to see motorway limits raised from 70mph to 80mphThe number of women drivers on UK roads has gone from 10.2m to 15.3m Source: RAC Report on Motoring | ROAD SURVEY DATA Some 92% believe we are more reliant on our cars than in 1988Of all households, 75% have a car, while seven out of 10 British adults carry a licenceThe number of households with a car has gone from 14m in 1988 to 19.5m - an increase of 39%Local speed limits of 30mph are accepted by 66% of drivers, but over half want to see motorway limits raised from 70mph to 80mphThe number of women drivers on UK roads has gone from 10.2m to 15.3m Source: RAC Report on Motoring |
| The RAC report suggests that road rage and inconsiderate driving are seen as more of a nuisance by motorists than congestion. | The RAC report suggests that road rage and inconsiderate driving are seen as more of a nuisance by motorists than congestion. |
| Even so, more than half of drivers think Britain's roads will be gridlocked in the next 20 years - despite the average annual mileage of British drivers dropping from 10,200 in 1988 to 9,070 in 2008. | Even so, more than half of drivers think Britain's roads will be gridlocked in the next 20 years - despite the average annual mileage of British drivers dropping from 10,200 in 1988 to 9,070 in 2008. |
| The vast majority (92%) of those surveyed said Britain was a car-dependent society, and more than seven out of 10 drivers said they would find it very difficult to cope without a car. | The vast majority (92%) of those surveyed said Britain was a car-dependent society, and more than seven out of 10 drivers said they would find it very difficult to cope without a car. |
| A third of motorists said they went on shorter journeys than they did 20 years ago, but 9% of drivers said they never walked anywhere. | A third of motorists said they went on shorter journeys than they did 20 years ago, but 9% of drivers said they never walked anywhere. |
| The report also discloses that three in four of those surveyed want the legal drink-drive limit to be cut. | The report also discloses that three in four of those surveyed want the legal drink-drive limit to be cut. |