A fear of driving / on the rise

A fear of driving / on the rise

Posted by grahame at 07:44, 7th September 2025

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/p0m0fqy7 (only available for a couple of days)

'I'm not going on a motorway again' - the rise of amaxophobia

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Driving_phobia

Re: A fear of driving / on the rise

Posted by ChrisB at 09:42, 7th September 2025

The state of some driver's driving ability leads me to understand that feeling....a lot is apalling, especially foreign lorry drivers

Re: A fear of driving / on the rise

Posted by Kernow Otter at 20:46, 7th September 2025

In a former life, did 50k a year in and around the South East. Came to the conclsion that the M25 in particular was going to be the death of me. Returned home to Cornwall, and now drive no more than 10k a year.

Rarely leave Cornwall in a car these days, would rather take the train...

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