Greeks’ driving attitudes poor, but showing slight improvement

Nearly half of Greeks feel fine about driving when they're tired and a quarter will get behind the wheel after consuming more than the permitted amount of alcohol, a recent Eurobarometer survey has found.

Carried out in cooperation with Fondation Vinci Autorontes using 2019 data, the European Commission survey on the attitude of motorists found that 48% of Greek respondents said that are prepared to drive even though they're tired and facing a long journey, while 24% admitted to finding it okay to drive under the influence of alcohol.

While high compared against other countries in the European Union where such behavior is not tolerated - like Slovakia where only 3% of respondents would consider driving under the influence of alcohol or The Netherlands where 23% would drive tired - the responses show an improvement from 2017 of 7% in attitudes towards taking the wheel...