Bank holiday warning to drivers Littlehampton Gazette
Bank holiday drivers and those heading to Reading Festival have been warned to take extra care after a survey showed that 71% of motorists have lost concentration at the wheel in the last year.
This lack of attentiveness was caused by inconsiderate road users, worries about work, or tension at home, the poll by road safety charity Brake and insurance company Direct Line found.
The survey also revealed that 42% of drivers have lost concentration after being distracted by other people in the car.
Brake senior campaigns officer Ellen Booth said: "Every death and serious injury on the roads is devastating and tears families apart. All too often these casualties result from careless errors that could easily be avoided if drivers gave their full attention to the road.
"If you are so upset or angry that you can't give driving your full attention, you need to pull over and cool off."
The AA has forecast that as many as 16 million vehicles could take to the road over the bank holiday weekend. With crowds flocking to festivals and sporting events, traffic will build from mid-afternoon on Friday. More than two in five motorists are expected to drive this weekend, with Northern Ireland car owners most likely to take to the road and Welsh drivers the ones most likely to stay at home, according to an AA poll of 16,000 members.
