Departure and arrival times are the most prone to accidents

Lack of full concentration when leaving home, as well as fatigue at the end of the trip are factors that increase the risk of accidents

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By Boris Feldman
Published on 2026-03-19 at 06:00 PM
Updated on 2026-03-19 at 06:15 PM

Do you know what the statistics reveal? That a large percentage of car accidents happen within a radius of a few kilometers around the driver’s residence. And do you know what conclusion the research reached?

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That when the driver leaves home to take a road, for example, he is only attentive and attuned to the weather, to the traffic, to the car, after a few kilometers.

And the same thing when he is returning, for example, from a long trip. After he drove for 4, 5, 6 hours and there are only a few minutes left for him to arrive, he already relaxes and thinks, phew, I’ve already arrived home and that’s exactly when the accident happens.

Boris Feldman

Journalist and engineer with 50 years of experience in the automotive press. Led newspaper and television teams and hosts the AutoPapo program on radio stations across the country.

Boris Feldman
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