Ground frost, wet leaves and a blindingly low sun are the natural occurrences most likely to cause drivers to be involved in a near miss or a collision during winter according to a new study carried out by AA Motor Insurance.
The study featured over 14,000 motorists and suggested that as many as 60 percent of drivers in Ireland have lost control of their car at some point as a result of icy road conditions. And 40 percent of respondents polled said they have skidded on a skin of wet leaves covering the road.
The AA advise motorists to have a pair of sun glasses in their car and to make sure their windscreens are clean to cope with low level glare on clearer days. Some 37 percent of those polled have had either a near miss or actual collision due to being temporarily blinded by winter time glare.
