South Africa most dangerous country to drive in, India fifth worst: Survey

According to a survey, South Africa is the world's most dangerous country to drive in and India ranks fifth.

From the safest to the most dangerous, Norway is at number one on the list in the annual report put together by Zutobi, a US-based driver training company.

India is at 49th place, the US is at 51st, while South Africa is at 53.

For the fourth year in a row, Norway is the safest country in the world for driving, while South Africa maintained the last position in the list for the second consecutive year.

The Zutobi statement said it analysed countries based on indicators, including motorway speed limits, blood alcohol concentration limits for drivers and road traffic death rates to determine the world's safest and most dangerous countries to drive.

The average number of estimated road traffic deaths per 1,00,000 across all countries has decreased since the previous year from 8.9 to 6.3, while there has been no change in national speed limits and blood alcohol concentration limits in each country, it said.

“There are laws in South Africa, but the lack of enforcement through corrupt traffic officers who take bribes is commonly discussed among drivers,” said Alisha Chinnah, working for a company that arranges roadworthy licensing for vehicles at testing stations here.