Traffic could have a “profound effect on your health”
Getting stuck in traffic can make men nearly seven times more stressed than women, new research has found.
Men experience an increase of 60% in physiological stress when driving in traffic while women post just 8.7%, according to the results from tests commissioned by TomTom.
Over 10,000 motorists aged 18-64 were included in the research which measured participants’ stress levels by keeping track of physiological stress markers within their saliva.
Health psychologist David Moxon said the results formed evidence that being clogged up in rush hour jams is bad for your health: “These findings make evolutionary sense. Men, in particular, show a strong acute physiological ‘fight or flight’ response.
“The fact that they are not always aware of this could indicate that driving regularly in dense traffic could have a profound effect on their health.”
Falling down
Motorists may be unaware that traffic could trigger dizziness, breathlessness, muscular aches and chest pains. Agitation and erratic driving are also notable side-effects.
Giles Margerison, Director of TomTom Business Solutions UK and Ireland [pictured], said fleet drivers could avoid this health-depleting congestion with their traffic-assessing sat-nav systems.
“Fleet Management technology can play a big part in improving routing for drivers,” he explained.
“Our systems can reduce their average journey times by up to 15% and road traffic congestion for everyone by 5%.”
TomTom has launched a new promotion to help motorists break free from traffic by offering 50 euros off any sat nav with HD Traffic with they trade-in a sat-nav of any brand and any age. HD Traffic can instantly alert drivers of a quicker route, cutting journey times and stress levels.
Visit tomtom.com/breakfreepromo for more info.
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