A Natural, Nice Smelling Way to Reduce Aggressive Driving

Rushed world! Rush hour! Here’s a new one: a natural way to reduce aggressive driving. And it smells nice, too!

Aggressive driving increases the risk of risky driving behaviour, road rage, driving violations and accidents. Two thirds of crash deaths are linked to aggressive driving. Aggressive driving also increases fuel use and higher emissions and is bad for the environment.

But here’s a new one you’ve probably never heard before. Peppermint essential oil aromatherapy in your car can help.

Fifty people participated in this first of its kind controlled study, using a virtual reality driving simulator. The surprising results showed that peppermint essential oil aromatherapy significantly lowered aggressive driving behaviour compared to the control group.

Hum Psychopharmacol. March 2023;38(2):e2865.

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