Vehicle emissions increase the accident rate.
Due to air pollution there are hundreds of accidents on the road, experts say London school of Economics.
The results of the conducted study reports a press-service of the institution..
They analyzed data over the past five years and found that when the level of nitrogen dioxide in the air rises by just one microgram per cubic meter, the number of accidents increases by 2%.
It can be assumed that this effect is due to the fact that pollution in the air becomes greater because of the larger number of vehicles, and accidents associated with the increasing number of cars and pollution, however, even after adjustment for the increased traffic pattern is not lost.
Researchers believe that air pollution negatively affects the health of drivers: due to his watery eyes, tickling in the nose, and all this distracts from the road.
“Although we used only the data for England, I think it is natural for other countries,” says Lutz Sager, lead author of the study.
The results of the study are preliminary and will be reviewed in the coming weeks.
