With the cold weather setting in many people will start to get the annual bouts of colds and snuffles. Many of us will reach for the medicine bottle to try shift these mundane ailments we all suffer.
“While we all normally pay attention to major health problems that can affect our driving skills, we pay less attention to the host of mundane illnesses that affect many drivers and can increase the risk of having a crash.
A cold, a headache, tiredness, stress, indigestion, a stiff neck, a bad back, stiff joints, the list is endless.
Hay fever sufferers at the wheel for example, may pose a risk to themselves and other road users at this time of year. A sudden burst of sneezing can often cause a driver to lose concentration and vision for a considerable distance. This means that if a hay fever sufferer has a bout of eight or nine sneezes when travelling at 120 km on a motorway, vision could be lost for up to half a mile.”
SOURCE: Institute of Advanced Motorists
Well it’s that time again when winter is on our door step and that can only spell bad news for drivers who are not prepared… and here in Ireland winter means more rain, followed by even more rain! The secret to staying safe is preparation and The 
While the whole world rants about the benefits of Hybrid engined cars, the negatives sometimes get overlooked. Hybrid cars are quieter than their petrol equivalents and this perceived positive may in fact be a negative for some. We all know the green-cross code motto of “Look… Listen” and the hybrid engine just doesn’t allow that until it’s too late. For the elderly whom may be visually impaired or for the blind this hybrid “hush” could prove life threatening!
