Has driving-related risk increased post-lockdown?
20/04/2021
20/04/2021
The ‘Driving Behaviour’ report shows an increase in driver stress as a result of the pandemic.
It is no surprise that increased levels of stress in general have coincided with national lockdowns, resulting from a lack of social interaction, financial uncertainty and hardship, Covid anxiety and contracting the virus to name just a few. Perhaps a lesser-known aspect of pandemic-related stress relates to driving behaviours. A recent Driver Behaviour report produced by the road safety charity Brake, in partnership with Direct Line Motor Insurance, provides some concerning insights into how stress impacts on driving behaviours, including the revelation that over half of the respondents to their survey admitted that their behaviour changes when they feel stressed or angry behind the wheel, which can lead to them undertaking more risky driving behaviours.
The report findings highlights that in March of this year, nine out of ten drivers admitted to feeling stressed or angry when behind the wheel – an increase of 6% since March 2020, when the UK entered it’s first lockdown. Troublingly, more than one in ten drivers now say they feel stressed or angry every time they are behind the wheel, up 3% over the same period, meaning that more drivers now feel stressed or angry on every journey, compared with those who never feel this way.
The report contains some useful advice and simple steps all drivers can take to manage their mood behind the wheel, and potentially reduce the risk of being involved in a crash, including:
Access the full report here:
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