Filed under: Safety, UK
Allergy sufferers really don't get a break once the weather warms up. Spring brings an eruption of pollen that has most of us begging for the sweet release of cold death. Just as soon as we wean ourselves off our industrial supply of Benadryl and Claritin, summer comes around to smack us with hay fever. According to research sponsored by UK air-conditioning service company Kwik-Fit, British drivers will cover around 9,300,000 miles with their eyes shut this season as a result of sneezing while driving. According to the survey, around 28 percent of the country's drivers have to deal with hay fever each season.
The study also says that around 500,000 drivers have lost control of their vehicles while sneezing, and around double that number have had to pull to the side of the road to wait for sneezing fits to subside. Kwik-Fit's solution? Have your air-conditioning serviced, of course.
While making sure that your car's cabin air filter is good shape might help keep your allergies in check, we'd recommend just staying off the road if you're suffering that badly.
Hit the jump for the full press release.
[Source: Kwik-Fit]
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