Study says 4X4 drivers more likely to break driving laws

Imperial College in London conducted a study on drivers in the London city and found that 4×4 drivers are more likely to break laws while driving on the roads.

The study found that these drivers are four times more likely than drivers of other cars to defy the law. This includes talking on the mobile phones while driving and not wearing a seat belt.

The authors of the study said in a statement on their findings: “Our data show a worryingly high level of non-compliance with laws on seat belts and handheld mobile phones by drivers in London.”

They monitored as many as 38,000 cars and almost 3,000 four-wheel drive vehicles at three busy sites in Hammersmith, west London for this study and discovered that almost one in six drivers was not wearing a seat belt and one in 40 was using a handheld mobile phone while driving.

The study further said that despite the fact that 4×4 vehicles have been found to be safer in a crash; not following the law puts the drivers and the people on the road at increased risk of injury.