In the AA's latest motoring poll, 27.7 percent of the 3,700 hay fever sufferers surveyed indicated that the symptoms of their hay fever, primarily constant sneezing and watering eyes, has affected their ability to concentrate while driving. One even admitted to scraping another vehicle during a sneezing fit while reversing.
The AA advise those afflicted to take non drowsy hay fever medication in advance of a journey, to wear sun glasses, keep your windows rolled up and to use the air conditioning to filter out pollen particles. They also suggest, if needed, to pull over somewhere safe until your sneezing attack has passed, and if possible, to ask someone else to do the driving.
