Financial website Forbes.com is the latest in a long line of sources to identify Baltic drivers as Europe's worst.
"It may be worth taking extra care next time you cross a road or get behind the wheel in Lithuania,Latviaand Estonia," Forbes.com says. "Despite the decreasing number of road deaths across the continent, these countries' burgeoning economies have placed more cars on area [urban] roads -- putting residents at increased risk of traffic-related deaths."
The Forbes.com figures are nothing new as they are based on European Commission statistics from 2006 and international figures which have been out for some time already. However, the singling out of the Baltic States shows that their reputation for recklessness behind the wheel is spreading worldwide.
"It's not surprising that the three Baltic states have the worst road safety records in Europe. Breakneck economic growth over the past five years has increased consumer spending and put more cars on the road, but without any major improvement to infrastructure or increased awareness of dangerous driving," the report says.
It goes on to recommend that the Baltic states "learn from their Western neighbors. These mature European economies with better experience in road safety, traffic coordination and road upkeep have been able to keep their number of fatalities relatively low."
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