A fifth of British motorists spend over a year of their lives in traffic jams

Almost a fifth of British drivers will spend an estimated 14 months stuck in traffic jams during their lifetimes.
That’s the conclusion of new research commissioned by AA Tyres, the AA’s mobile tyre fitting service.
In effect, the time we waste sitting in traffic could be used to backpack around the world, complete a Masters degree or even become almost proficient in Mandarin.
An AA-Populus poll asked 20,845 AA members how many hours a week, on average, they spend stuck in congestion. A total of 17% of drivers said that they spend at least three hours in snarl-ups every week – which adds... read more
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Source: Daily Express
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