Is driving at work dangerous?

Very. Driving long distances (around 25,000 miles a year) is the third most dangerous occupation in the UK, according to the Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents (RoSPA).

RoSPA estimates, based on official accident-at-work statistics, show that:

• Anyone usually driving 25,000 miles a year stands a 1:8,000 chance of being killed.
• There is a higher chance of being killed at the wheel of a car than being killed working on a building site:
• This amount of driving is almost as risky as working down a coal mine, where there is a one in 7,100 chance of suffering a fatality each year.

Occupations, with their associated risk of death:

Deep sea fishing, 1 in 750; Coal mining, 1 in 7,100; Car driving (25,000 miles a year), 1 in 8,000; Construction, 1 in 10,000; Agriculture, 1 in 13,500; Service industries, 1 in 150,000