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New survey shows that Hungary is among the countries where driving is nightmarish
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Scrap Car Comparison, a British car industry-focused website, conducted a worldwide survey asking 2,000 drivers about the countries where driving is the most dangerous, stressful, and frightening. Unfortunately, Hungary is among the TOP 15 nerve-racking nations to drive in.
According to Traffix, India is at the top of the list. That is not surprising since the highest number of car accidents happen in the subcontinent. In 2022, there were 461,312 accidents on India’s public roads, more than 168 thousand fatal, based on data published by the Australian Drive Magazine.
The main reasons are the lack of proper infrastructure and proper rules, and the driving customs of the locals.
Venezuela is the second on the list. Among the top reasons are the heavy rains and inundations in the South American country with the lack of maintenance.
Zimbabwe in Africa is the third most dreadful concerning driving because of the high rate of pedestrians dying in car accidents. As a result, local authorities built speed limit devices into the buses, so they cannot exceed 100 km/h.
I wouldn’t say that driving in Hungary is generally an intimidating experience, what with lower traffic density, a visibly greater police presence (who are also more interventionist) as well as (surprise!) better road surfaces, these days I find I prefer driving in Hungary compared to the UK. However, the survey respondents are likely basing much of their Hungarian driving experiences on transiting the country via the extremely busy motorways that are full of aggressive motorists not shy of exhibiting intimidating behaviour towards slower moving road users. This gives a skewed impression of what it’s like to drive in Hungary overall. Due to the aforementioned (unacceptably) aggressive motorists on motorways like the M1 I elect to use the parallel A-roads whenever driving out of the country for a more stress free experience that isn’t markedly slower than taking the motorway. I also save a fortune on road tolls.