Singapore drivers spend nine hours weekly on the road

Compiled by research agency 2CV and motor insurance company DirectAsia, a survey has found that Singaporeans spent an average of nine hours a week in their cars, reported The Straits Times. 

This exceeds the roughly five hours a week spent on the road by United States drivers, according to poll findings released by a traffic safety research body last year. The Singapore survey polled 506 drivers here aged 18 to 55 in January and its findings were released earlier this month.

When asked about the activities they spent more than five hours a week on, 77 percent chose driving, the most common response. Almost half of the respondents said driving allowed them to bond with their passengers. 

The survey also found that one in four drivers could not live without his car despite the high cost of owning one. Many drivers The Straits Times spoke to said that this was because of their daily needs.