The Army had the worst drivers, with soldiers having almost twice as many accidents as sailors or airmen. Troops have overturned cars, driven into buildings and crashed tanks while parking them.Between April 2019 and March 2020, troops were involved in 2,989 road traffic collisions, equal to eight every day or one for every 50 troops.One soldier confessed: “Squaddies like to drive fast – whether it’s on a motorbike or in a car.
It’s in their DNA.”Things have now got so bad that defence chiefs have had to lecture soldiers on the risks posed by speeding and poor driving.
Survive The Drive video sessions have been given to more than 10,000 people in the Royal Navy, Army and RAF in the hope of reducing crashes.
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