{"id":4580,"date":"2026-05-28T11:05:12","date_gmt":"2026-05-28T11:05:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bangbizarre.com\/index.php\/2026\/05\/28\/hay-fever-raises-car-crash-danger\/"},"modified":"2026-05-28T11:05:14","modified_gmt":"2026-05-28T11:05:14","slug":"hay-fever-raises-car-crash-danger","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bangbizarre.com\/index.php\/2026\/05\/28\/hay-fever-raises-car-crash-danger\/","title":{"rendered":"Hay fever raises car crash danger"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><b>2026-05-28 11:05:11<\/b><br \/>\n<BR>Hay fever sufferers are being warned to take extra care behind the wheel after a survey found the seasonal allergy could be putting motorists at greater risk of crashes.<BR><br \/>\nWith pollen levels soaring in the heat and around one in four Britons affected by hay fever, new research suggests symptoms such as sneezing, itchy eyes and drowsiness are creating dangerous distractions on the road.<BR><br \/>\nThe poll of 2,000 motorists with hay fever, commissioned by Volvo, found four in five believe their symptoms affect their ability to drive safely.<BR><br \/>\nPerhaps most alarmingly, almost a third admitted they have closed their eyes while driving because of hay fever irritation.<BR><br \/>\nThe research revealed 31 per cent of sufferers shut their eyes due to symptoms such as itching and watering, while 13 per cent confessed to taking both hands off the wheel during sneezing fits.<BR><br \/>\nMedication may also be contributing to the problem.<BR><br \/>\nAlmost one in five motorists, 18 per cent, said hay fever treatments had left them feeling sleepy behind the wheel.<BR><br \/>\nAnd for some drivers the consequences have come dangerously close.<BR><br \/>\nFive per cent of those surveyed, estimated to be around 535,000 motorists nationwide, said they had experienced a near miss linked to hay fever symptoms.<BR><br \/>\nDrivers aged between 25 and 44 were found to be around five times more likely than over-65s to have had a near miss.<BR><br \/>\nExperts say many people may be underestimating the safety risks posed by the common allergy.<BR><br \/>\nHay fever can trigger streaming eyes, blocked noses and sudden sneezing, all of which can reduce concentration and reaction times during journeys.<BR><br \/>\nMotoring specialists recommend keeping car windows shut during high pollen days to help minimise exposure while driving.<BR><br \/>\nNicole Mellio Shaw, of Volvo UK, said: &#8220;These findings suggest the safety implications are being underestimated.<BR><br \/>\n&#8220;Our vehicles offer excellent cabin filtration systems which significantly reduce pollen allergens.&#8221;<br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/bangbizarre.com\/\" target=\"_blank\"> Visit Bang Bizarre (main website) <\/a><br \/>\n<br \/><script src=\"https:\/\/geo.dailymotion.com\/player\/xtbac.js\" data-video=\"\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>2026-05-28 11:05:11 Hay fever sufferers are being warned to take extra care behind the wheel after a survey found the seasonal allergy could be putting motorists at greater risk of&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":4581,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-4580","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-bizarre"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/bangbizarre.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4580","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/bangbizarre.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/bangbizarre.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bangbizarre.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bangbizarre.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4580"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/bangbizarre.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4580\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4582,"href":"https:\/\/bangbizarre.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4580\/revisions\/4582"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bangbizarre.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/4581"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/bangbizarre.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4580"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bangbizarre.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=4580"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bangbizarre.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=4580"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}