London - Almost half of holidaymakers row in the car over directions, a survey suggests.
Researchers found that the younger the couple the more likely they are to have an argument because traditional map-reading skills are in decline.
Fifty-six percent of couples say they squabble on holidays – with 39 percent admitting to fighting over driving instructions. Younger people were twice as likely to argue as pensioners.
Other chief reasons for a falling-out while on a break were the stress of deciding which bar to try or what food to eat.
The survey of 2003 adults in September 2014 by Opinion Research was commissioned by comparison site TravelSupermarket which is promoting map-reading skills with Ordnance Survey.
Bob Atkinson, of TravelSupermarket, said: “Exploring a country should be fun, whether you’re finding your way around a city or hitting the open road in a hire car.
‘It’s disappointing a key element of this, map reading, is the major cause of relationship strains on our holidays. With such a large number of couples are falling out with loved ones while away, we want to promote the skills of map reading and in raising this issue we are going to do just that.”
The survey also found that 55 percent of men think they are better at map reading than women.
Daily Mail