With the May Whitsun Bank holiday and school summer holidays rapidly approaching, many of us are likely to experience some form of road rage incident, particularly as many Brits decide to ‘staycation’ in the UK this year to avoid the expensive Euro zone. Whilst holidaying at home is great, it does mean there will be more traffic than ever on our roads this summer and as a result it’s likely that more of us will fall victim to a road rage incident.
Figures from the British Institute for Anger Management reveal that the UK already has the worst road rage figures of any European nation with 80% of drivers saying they’ve been involved in an incident and 1 in 4 admitting to committing an act of road rage themselves. Men are three times more likely to commit an act of aggression than women and over 60% of drivers say they have been intimidated by aggressive tailgating.
Whilst road rage levels peak during the rush hour, if this summer proves to be a bummer year for British tourism, there is likely to be an increase of incidents regardless of the time of day, particularly if travelling with excitable children when stress levels inside the car can boil over for the driver.
Road rage is generally brought on by stress and anxiety. If you are prone to suffering with stress when behind the wheel diffusing relaxing essential oils in the car can help combat stress and maintain calm.
Florame has got three neat little natural devices that could help reduce feelings of stress – our organic & sustainable lavender or sweet orange wooden diffusers and our relaxing roller ball. vFlorame’s wooden diffusers should be put in the car 24 hours before the start of your journey to allow enough time for the organic lavender or sweet orange essential oil to be drawn up the wooden stick into the ball and diffused into the atmosphere. The oil is drawn up by capillary action. Place the wooden stick into the top of the essential oil bottle and gently push down until approximately 2cm of the stick is immersed in the bottle. As the wooden ball dries out, slowly push the stick down further and so. After about 4-6 weeks the stick and bottle will need replacing.
The wooden holder has velcro backing so can be placed in a suitable area of the car where it’s easy to get to in order to change the bottle.
In addition to helping to calm nerves and reduce stress, our organic lavender and sweet orange wooden diffusers will also make your car smell gorgeous!
Our relaxing roller ball is ideal to help you maintain a sense of wellbeing at the end of your journey. It’s a very handy size and can easily be packed in a handbag, pocket or glove box. Simply massage the roller ball on your pulse points especially the temples, the inside of your elbows and your wrists when you feel your stress levels rising and reapply as and when necessary.
Other steps you can take to help combat road rage include allowing extra time for your journey, listening to an audio book that will keep the whole family gripped, keeping the car well ventilated and having water on hand to ensure you remain hydrated.
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