According to the revelations of a new research by Sainsbury's car insurance, 13.7 million drivers are not aware of what to do if their car goes into a skid and worryingly, over a quarter (27%) of drivers lack proficiency in taking correct remedial action if their car skids leading to worse situations.
While the supermarket bank estimates that around 264,000 accidents(1) could be caused this year by icy roads, research shows that icy conditions in the past five years has led to accidents for 1.3 million drivers with their average repair bill costing £1,773 to fix.
Icy conditions have revealed that they can be troublesome for drivers as 22% say that they only venture out in an emergency when it’s icy, and 7% saying they won’t drive at all.
For the women the condition seems much worse as compared to 20% of men , more than a third (38%) woman say they will either not drive at all or only drive in an emergency when it’s icy.