Tracey Hyem, brand manager for the British wing of Belgian tire company Uniroyal, said the survey of 2,000 mothers suggests getting children ready for school can be a hair-raising time for moms and their stress levels peak while driving kids to school and themselves to work through the morning rush.
''Getting everything and everyone ready and dropping the kids at school makes a very stressful start of the day for mums," Hyem said. ''Driving is something that requires concentration and when you add wet weather into the mix the situation can get dangerous."
"One in five mums drive the kids to school when it's raining, when they would normally walk," the manager said. ''This adds to the cars on the road, and with the distractions and stress generated, extra care is essential. All drivers need to increase the distance between themselves and the vehicle in front to account for increased stopping distances in the wet weather.''
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