Data shows the UK has some of the safest roads in the world. Road traffic deaths and injuries in the UK have trended down year on year and are now at about half the level they were when I started driving in the late 90s.
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And our roads are getting worse every year. According to Inrix, drivers spend more time stuck on gridlocked streets in London than in any other city on the planet. In 2022, our road hogs lost a whopping 156 hours each to congestion. (Up from 148 hours in 2021, and 5 percent higher than pre-pandemic levels.)
The Countries with the Safest DriversAccording to the official website of the European Union, Sweden and the Netherlands are the safest countries to drive in.