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Many companies are becoming more flexible with their workforce when it comes to getting to and from work. Initiatives ranging from free buses, to cycle schemes and lift share are designed to take some of the time, stress and cost out of commuting - clear recognition that travelling to an from work isn't a lot of fun.
Last year's Labour Force Survey showed that the average UK employee now spends 52.8 minutes per day travelling to and from work. This amounts to 4 hours and 24 minutes per week for a full-time worker or more than five weeks per year. Of course, that's an average so there are plenty of people commuting for far longer than that.
For these people, it's a choice they have made, but that doesn't make it any less stressful. Trying to travel at a time when everyone else is too tends to be fairly unpleasant - whether that's on a stuffy tube, a bus or in your car. It's time that you aren't being paid for and time when you could be doing something more interesting. Outside of London, the commute for most of us is in the car and judging by recent research, it's a high risk activity!
According to Allianz, more than half of UK commuters are in too much of a hurry to drive safely or effectively. The worst offences being (in order of frequency): speeding, careless driving, travelling too fast for the conditions, tailgating and not looking when changing lanes.
It's not really a surprise given that people are often tired, in a rush and stressed but it is a problem. With so many of us on the roads at peak time, if anything drivers should be more careful. I understand why they're not but it really isn't an excuse.
Whether you're driving at 8am, 5pm or during the middle of the day, the same rules apply. Poor driving is poor driving and the more volume on the roads, the greater the risks. So drivers need to make sure that they are in the right mindset, otherwise they are just making life more difficult for the rest of us.
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