Driving at night is 60% riskier - Heidi de Jager, Head of Optix Intelligence at Optix episode artwork

EPISODE · Jul 27, 2026 · 9 MIN

Driving at night is 60% riskier - Heidi de Jager, Head of Optix Intelligence at Optix

from Drive with John Perlman · host Primedia Broadcasting

John chats to Head of Optix Intelligence at Optix on new research about how driving at night is 60% riskier than driving during the day because fatigued drivers fail to notice warning signs prior to incidents.showing that nighttime driving is 60% more dangerous than daytime trips, with tired drivers not registering warning events before collisions happen.   702 Drive with John Perlman is a Johannesburg based talk radio show. John and his team keep you company on 702 each weekday afternoon. Catch up with the news and issues of the day with John who interviews the daily newsmakers and makes sense of what is going on. John and his team invite you to join their daily conversation, as you travel through the traffic. Thank you for listening to a podcast from 702 Drive with John Perlman.  Listen live on Primedia+ weekdays from 15:00 to 18:00 (SA Time) to the Drive with John Perlman broadcast on 702  https://buff.ly/gk3y0Kj For more from the show go to https://buff.ly/G5olsbR or find all the catch-up podcasts here https://buff.ly/75M9Chd Subscribe to the 702 Daily and Weekly newsletters https://buff.ly/v5mfetc Follow us on social media:  702 on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TalkRadio702 702 on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@talkradio702 702 on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/talkradio702/ 702 on X: https://x.com/Radio702 702 on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@radio702See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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