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Pollen allergies Cleaning the car helps to prevent dangerous sneezing at the wheel
Motorists who suffer from hay fever can endanger themselves and others in traffic. Especially the sneezing at the wheel can be dangerous. Some tips help to protect yourself from pollens.
Effects of hay fever symptoms should not be underestimated
Bleeding eyes, constant runny nose, frequent sneezing: motorists suffering from hay fever should not underestimate such symptoms during the pollen season. According to experts, the driving skills can be so much affected by the symptoms caused by the allergy, as by 0.5 percent alcohol in the blood. But there are some tricks on how those affected can protect themselves.
Motorists who suffer from hay fever should not underestimate the symptoms caused by the allergy. Especially sneezing at the wheel can be dangerous. (Image: zstock / fotolia.com) Sneezing at the wheel can be dangerous
How dangerous a sneeze can be at the wheel, explains Achmed Leser, accident expert from TÜV Thüringen: "Every sneeze closes our eyes for about a second. In city traffic, you have traveled almost 14 meters blind during this time. After all, in a low-traffic Tempo 30 zone, there are about two car lengths that the driver rolls without visual perception. "
A sneeze is hard to suppress. For road users, this one second of sensory exposure in the worst case life and death decide.
Readers recommend allergy sufferers to adjust well to the pollen season: "Anyone who is allergic to pollen, should always maintain the filter of the air conditioning or ventilation system in the vehicle regularly and have the filters swapped early. An added pollen filter has virtually no effect. "
Tips for motorists
"The windows on the vehicle should remain closed, especially when driving out of doors. It is advantageous to set the air conditioning to the recirculation function, "says the expert. He has another tip ready: In pollen flight, the vehicle should be cleaned thoroughly more often.
"Especially the interior now needs a regular cleaning. It is not enough to only suck the car, the interior surface, such as dashboard, center console and door trim, should be freed from the dust with a damp cloth often, "recommends reader.
Other experts also recommend removing the jacket while driving and stowing it in the trunk so that the pollen hanging from it does not end up in the interior of the vehicle. In addition, the car should not be parked under trees if possible.
It would be best for road safety, of course, if allergy sufferers do without driving during the main pollen season.
Relieve discomfort
Although medicines are available for the individual complaints, if you want to fight not only the symptoms, but to permanently reduce the pollen allergy, a specific immunotherapy, the so-called hyposensitization against hay fever can help.
In natural medicine, the self-blood therapy has also proven itself.
In addition, various home remedies for hay fever can help. (Ad)