Explained: What Is Highway Hypnosis, Flagged As Major Cause Of Road Accidents
NDTV
Highway hypnosis, also called white line fever, is a phenomenon that causes a driver to go into a trance-like state while driving.
Four members of two Surat-based families were killed in a road accident on Mumbai-Nagpur Samruddhi Expressway in Aurangabad on Wednesday evening. The Maharashtra Police said at a press conference that 39 people have lost their lives and 143 have been injured in accidents on the road, designed for high-speed vehicular traffic, since its launch in December 2022 - a worryingly high figure. Senior officers of the police force also said that one of the leading causes for so many accidents is highway hypnosis.
Highway hypnosis, also called white line fever, is a phenomenon that causes a driver to go into a trance-like state while driving, according to Healthline.
The vehicle crosses several kilometres but the driver doesn't have a clear memory of what happened. It is slightly different that sleepiness when your eyes become heavy and you doze off.
