One of the world's fastest drivers has urged the West Australian Government to consider adopting European-style road rules to bring down the state's road toll.

Perth-born Formula One driver Daniel Ricciardo has been visiting family in his home city at the weekend between races on the F1 calendar.

Ricciardo, who lives in Monte Carlo, said there was a better understanding in Europe about the flow of traffic, including merging and the use of overtaking lanes.

"It's easier to find people here sitting in the overtaking lanes … they are just kind of cruising there," he said.

The state's peak motoring body RAC recently surveyed 2,000 members about WA's road rules.

It found almost half believed more guidance was needed when it came to changing lanes.

More than three-quarters of respondents identified merging/giving way as the area in which they wanted more driver education, with one in five admitting they were unsure of how to correctly give way.

Ricciardo has donated one of his F1 cars to the WA Motor Museum at Whiteman Park. ( ABC News: Michaela Carr )

The RAC said the results of its survey were given to the WA Government.

Ricciardo said he believed WA's minimum driving age of 17 was the right time for young people to be hitting the road.

"For me, I thought it was fine and for my friends I would let them drive me when I was younger. I didn't feel like they were out of their depth," he said.

'Just be aware', Ricciardo says

But Ricciardo warned young drivers about the dangers of driving tired.

"It's the early hours of the morning so I think just be aware … even if you're not drunk you know it's still not sometimes OK if you are tired," he said.

"Then it's better off getting someone else to drive you."

During Ricciardo's visit to Perth, he also donated one of his F1 cars to the WA Motor Museum at Whiteman Park.

Ricciardo drove the car to his maiden F1 win in the Canadian grand prix in June 2014.

He said he had nowhere to store the car in Perth and was pleased to have it housed at the museum.

The State Government has been contacted for comment about the results of the RAC's survey.