Driving abroad in any country is dangerous enough. The driving etiquette will be completely different. There will be different speeds, different laws, you may even end up driving on the wrong side of the road. One major difference will be what the road signs mean. Not only will the written words be in a foreign language but will contain all sorts of unimaginable signs and symbols.
Co-op car insurance ran a quiz earlier this year to find out how knowledgeable the UK is at deciphering the meaning of different road signs in foreign countries. The quiz contained ten questions showing images of different signs giving users an options to guesstimate what the sign means. The quiz had over 2500 UK entrants, and some interesting discoveries were found.
Nordic countries may be popular Christmas holiday destinations but they also seemed to have some of the most confusing road signs to understand. With Finland topping the list, closely followed by Sweden and Iceland. With some people getting as low as one correct answer out of ten.
Italy and France shared the top position as the country with the easiest road signs to understand, but shockingly on average only 63% of the road signs were correctly recognised.
The data that was generated also indicated that Men over the age of 55, were better at correctly identifying different road signs and their meanings. But on average women were only marginally behind men, with women in their twenties ranking as the least knowledgeable group. Regardless of your age and gender, if you’re planning on travelling abroad and driving, it might be a good idea to revise what the local road signs mean. That way you can stay safe, abide the law and have an enjoyable journey. Check out this infographic below to discover how Brits are currently performing at foreign road signs.
Infographic by: hub.co-opinsurance.co.uk
Co-op car insurance ran a quiz earlier this year to find out how knowledgeable the UK is at deciphering the meaning of different road signs in foreign countries. The quiz contained ten questions showing images of different signs giving users an options to guesstimate what the sign means. The quiz had over 2500 UK entrants, and some interesting discoveries were found.
Italy and France shared the top position as the country with the easiest road signs to understand, but shockingly on average only 63% of the road signs were correctly recognised.
The data that was generated also indicated that Men over the age of 55, were better at correctly identifying different road signs and their meanings. But on average women were only marginally behind men, with women in their twenties ranking as the least knowledgeable group. Regardless of your age and gender, if you’re planning on travelling abroad and driving, it might be a good idea to revise what the local road signs mean. That way you can stay safe, abide the law and have an enjoyable journey. Check out this infographic below to discover how Brits are currently performing at foreign road signs.
Infographic by: hub.co-opinsurance.co.uk
