• Dabundis@lemmy.world
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    11 days ago

    “Highway Hypnosis” is a well documented phenomenon. Your body is essentially autopiloting the drive. It most commonly happens when you’re driving a route you’re familiar with, like a commute.

      • Distractor@lemm.ee
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        5 days ago

        This may be true but people with ADHD are significantly more likely to have car accidents. This is a well studied and documented phenomenon. Just because it happens to others doesn’t mean it isn’t a serious ADHD risk.

        • athairmor@lemmy.world
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          11 days ago

          Yeah, I get the feeling that some people with an ADHD diagnosis (or self-diagnosis) try to explain everything as a symptom of ADHD. Creates a lot of noise in this community, unfortunately.

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      10 days ago

      Always happens to me on highways and makes me a safer driver. I keep speed limits and distances better and drive more defensively.