So what strategies had people developed to ensuretheir own safety? Let's have a look at the figureshere. Well, first of all, it was quite striking thatthere were often distinct answers from the men andwomen. It was mainly women, for example, who saidone shouldn’t ever stop to find out how to getsomewhere. Whereas it was men who said youshould try to avoid looking directly at other drivers.Both men and ... oh sorry no ... it was women whosaid you had to tell someone when you were due toget to a particular destination. Then, I hadthought that it would be mainly men, but both sexesmade the point that it's much safer to get keys out well in advance as you go towards your car.Men were very aware that muggers or whatever might be concealed behind the car. They alsomade the point that you should leave plenty of room when you park your car so you can make aquick getaway if you need to. Finally, locking doors at all times...men didn't think it was quiteas important as women, but both gave it a high safety rating.
When we asked them what they thought the best improvements had been in the last five yearsin helping with road rage problems...