Ladies' motor insurance news
16/04/2007

Car sickness proves to be cheap car insurance risk

According to a new survey, mums may be putting their cheap car insurance premiums at risk by not taking account of kids' car sickness on long journeys.

The research, which was carried out by the RAC Foundation, revealed that just 16% of parents get their children to take medication to prevent car sickness before setting off on holiday.

However, not doing so can result in a serious distraction for the driver of the car. A quarter of motorists admitted that they had become distracted by an ill passenger while driving, may of whom also undertook a range of dangerous actions to help them.

40% of mums said they had stopped on the hard shoulder of the road, 12% put their foot down in order to get the journey over and done with more quickly, while 10% tried to help their child while still driving.

These kinds of actions could result in a nasty accident which, even if it does not cause injury, may ruin a holiday and the driver's cheap car insurance rates.

A spokesperson for the RAC Foundation said: "Travel sickness is distressing for those children who suffer it and can ruin a journey for everyone. Worst of all, a sick child can distract a driver's attention."

The RAC went on to advise drivers to avoid car sickness and the resulting risk to motor insurance by using techniques such as looking ahead rather than to the side, avoiding direct exposure to the sun and getting fresh air.

 

 

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