Peru tops list of world’s worst drivers

One of the main problems of Metropolitan Lima it is the chaos of vehicles and traffic in the main avenues. This situation generates discomfort, both for drivers of private vehicles and for users of public transport, because as a result they spend several hours stuck in traffic jams with the risk of arriving late for work and study centers. .

According to the specialized automobile insurance company Compare the market, Peru ranks second in the world ranking of the worst drivers in the world. The first place is occupied by Thailand.

It’s him top 5 countries with the worst drivers:

1.Thailand

2.Peru

3. Lebanon

4. India

5. Malaysia

On the other side of the coin, Japan ranks first in the list of the best pilots in the world. No Latin American country tops the list.

It’s him top 5 of the best pilots:

1. Japan

2. Netherlands

3. Norway

4. Estonia

5. Sweden

To prepare this study, the insurer carried out an analysis of the ranking factors:

traffic index: the time it takes a person to get to work, traffic jams, among other parameters, were assessed. Peru scored 220.4

Road quality index: For this item, a survey was conducted with the following question: “In your country, what is the quality of road infrastructure? It was to be rated 1-7. Peru got a score of 3.2 points.

Speed ​​Limit: was classified according to the maximum speed limit. Peru was located with an average of 100 km/h

Blood alcohol limit: the maximum permitted blood alcohol limit while driving has been taken into account. In Peru, it is 0.05 g/l.

Traffic accident deaths: the estimated rate of deaths due to traffic accidents per 100,000 inhabitants in 2019 was taken into account. In Peru, it was 14 deaths per 100,000 inhabitants.

Presence on social networks: Social media posts about driving over the past year were assessed and only the most positive ones were considered. Peru got 18%.

He National Center for Disease Epidemiology, Prevention and Control (CDC Peru) of Ministry of Health (Minsa) reported that during the month of January, 1,241 injuries were reported in traffic accidents.

Lima has the most injuries in traffic accidents with 398, followed by Arequipa with 98 and Cajamarca with 94.

Meanwhile, in the first half of 2022, 41,000 traffic accidents were recorded nationwide, according to the People’s Ombudsman. During the same period, 1,573 people were killed and 26,569 injured.

He National Road Safety Observatory of the Ministry of Transport and Communications (MTC) reported that the number of road traffic fatalities has shown a consistent trend in recent years, with the exception of 2020 and 2021, in which mobility restrictions were ordered due to the COVID-19 pandemic. 19.

Deaths due to traffic accidents in the last five years:

2021: 2,772 deaths

2020: 2,159 deaths

2019: 3,110 deaths

2018: 3,244 deaths

2017: 2,826 deaths

According to the report of National Road Safety Observatoryin 2021, 33.8% of deaths in 2021 are due to vehicle accidents, followed by 30.6% due to oversights and 16.8% due to runovers.

In addition, 68.2% of fatal road accidents are due to the carelessness of the driver and 9.1% to the carelessness of the pedestrian.