Heavy traffic can lead to a heavy heart. So much so, that a German study found that drivers caught in traffic are three times more likely to suffer from a heart attack within the hour, than those not stuck in a traffic jam. If you've got high blood pressure or a poor medical history it's no wonder you might think, 'sell my car fast!'

Sell my car - Save my heart

It's a scary thought, but scientists studied hundreds of heart attack victims in the study and concluded nearly one in 12 of the heart attacks were linked to traffic, with women and the over-60s most at risk. As well as the stress of being in a jam, the pollution levels are thought to be a major contributing factor. If more of us decided 'sell my car' and chose greener ways of travel, it would no doubt have a direct impact on our health and well being.

Heavy traffic bad for your heart

Everybody knows traffic jams can leave you in a foul mood, but the fact they may actually kill is bound to make more drivers Google 'sell my car' or consider alternative transport. But being caught up in a jam seemed to put peoples' health at risk, no matter what form of transport they took. Out of the 691 heart attack survivors interviewed the results showed that heart attacks were:

• 2.6 times more common for people stuck in cars
• 3.1 times higher for those on public transport
• 3.9 times greater for cyclists

The findings made the scientists conclude pollution must play a part as well as stress. The fewer people on the road, the less pollution there'll be: the more people who decide 'sell my car' the better. Cleaner vehicles, such as hybrids, could be the best way forward for motorists. People who might want to consider changing their lifestyles, including debating whether to 'sell my car' include those who:

• Suffer from long term chronic stress
• Have a history of heart problems in their family

But that doesn't mean selling your car and getting on the bike: sudden strenuous exercise can also trigger heart attacks. Increased air pollution is thought to be a major risk factor.

Sell my car: Avoid Stress

One report likened the extreme stress commuters suffer to that of fighter pilots going into battle or riot police. Stress specialist Dr David Lewis conducted research into the stress of commuting and found workers' stress was exacerbated by the inability to control situations - such as traffic jams. At best, it's an unhappy experience; at worst such stress can have dire health consequences. No wonder more people are opting out the rat race, down sizing and asking: 'Sell my car!'

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