Half of Mexican Drivers Take to the Road Without Licenses, Survey Finds IANS/EFE
go to original July 11, 2013

Mexico has one of the world's worst road safety records, with more than 80,000 people killed in traffic accidents in the past four years. But authorities say the message is slowly getting through that the country's laws are there to be obeyed. Encouragingly, despite population growth, the number of road deaths is stable, and there is evidence, particularly in Mexico City, that attitudes towards drunk-driving are changing for the better. (The Guardian UK)

MEXICO CITY - More than 50 percent of Mexican drivers operate vehicles without licenses, a new survey found. The figure comes from a nationwide telephone survey of 800 people conducted in June by Gabinete de Comunicacion Estrategica, or GCE.

Some 53.5 percent of respondents said they drove without a license. The survey found that 68.7 percent of the unlicensed drivers are women, GCE said.

The survey also revealed that 42.7 percent of drivers do not have automobile insurance.

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