Safe Air Start Here!
Why Air Quality is Matters
When you think of a distraction that can lead to a motor vehicle accident, what normally comes to mind?
You're probably thinking that driver use of cell phones and other smart devices is a well-known distraction. However, this is a voluntary choice of the vehicle driver. On the other hand, drivers suffering from allergies may sneeze easily, have blurred vision, and have difficulty concentrating due to headaches caused by polluted air entering the cabin.
Allergies Affect Driving Ability
A 2014 study found that people with allergies had an impaired driving performance comparable to having a blood alcohol level of .05%, the legal limit in many countries.
Smeezong at 60 MPH =44 feet of blind driving
Each sneeze closes your eyes for ~0.5 seconds.
At highway speed, that’s more than 44 feet with no control of the vehicle—just one sneeze can change everything.
Traffic emission PM2.5: The Invisible Threat Inside Every Vehicle
PM2.5 particles are small enough to enter the bloodstream and cause respiratory inflammation — affecting focus, comfort, and alertness.
Exposure to fine particles can cause short-term health effects such as eye, nose, throat and lung irritation, coughing, sneezing, runny nose and shortness of breath.
Health affects may include cardiovascular effects such as cardiac arrythmias and heart attacks, and respiratory effects such as asthma attacks and bronchitis.
(Source: California Air Resource Board)
Can cabin filters effectively filter out PM2.5?
Ultrafine Particles (UFPs), generally defined as having a diameter of 0.1㎛ or less (PM0.1), are a subset of PM2.5 (particles ≤ 2.5 µm).
About 90 percent of all airborne particles are this size. Not only are UFPs the most numerous of airborne particles, but they are also the most dangerous to your health. Source: IQAIR
Do existing cabin air filters prevent COVID-19 infection?
Existing standard indoor filters cannot be expected to prevent coronavirus infection.
However, Cabin Air Sterilizer helps reduce risk of exposure to CVOID-19.
So, PM 2.5 not only correlates to allergy, but it also relates to asthma. Interestingly, when the body receives more PM 2.5, it makes the patient more sensitive to the original allergies and become susceptible to additional new allergies too, which can lead to severe reaction to nasal allergic as well as asthmatic conditions. Data Source: (https://www.bangkokhospital.com/en/content/recurrent-allergy-may-be-caused-by-pm-2-5)
This can be year-round allergy triggers.
Distracted drivers are the top cause of car accidents in the U.S. today. Distracted drivers are quietly causing a staggering amount of serious car accidents. In fact, driver distractions are the leading cause of most auto accidents.