3.2 million people admit to driving home tired after flying long haul, posing a risk of accidents to both themselves and other road users reveals Saga Motor Insurance.
Holidaymakers are also guilty of making the most of on board alcohol and then driving home once they have landed.
Almost 1.3 million drivers also admit to usually drinking on long haul flights and then driving home when they land. The figures reveal a worrying risk of increased accidents as the summer holiday season approaches and more and more holidaymakers hit the road on their journeys back from the airport.
Driving yourself home is the top way of getting home from the airport after short haul flights (27%) and over one in ten people (18%) drive themselves home after long haul flights.
However over half of people who have driven home after flying long-haul admit to feeling tired, this therefore makes them a potential threat to road users. The Saga study revealed that over half (53%) of people have to drive over 50 miles to get home from the airport suggesting that the average journey time would be more than an hour.
Holidaymakers are also guilty of making the most of on board alcohol and then driving home once they have landed. Over 20% of short-haul passengers and 22% of long haul passengers confess to usually drinking on board and then driving home from the airport. Well what else is there to do on a plane? However, take heed the advice and leave the car at home for its holiday rest and book a taxi to meet and greet you.
Then you can have to drink to help the incoming blues that sets in far too quickly after a great holiday.
FemaleFirst Motoring Jackie Violet