New figures have revealed that two out of three male drivers in Yorkshire would gamble with their safety by driving through floodwater – even though this is the leading cause of death during a flood.
In a survey commissioned by the Environment Agency and the AA, 67 per cent of men in Yorkshire admitted they would take the risk rather than find a safer route, compared to just half of the women in Yorkshire questioned (53% per cent).
The highest combined (male and female) risk taking age group was the over 65s, with 64 per cent of those surveyed saying they would drive through floodwater.
The alarming figures emerge as the Environment Agency runs its campaign warning people across the country to be prepared for flooding in advance by checking their risk levels and signing up for free warnings.

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