14% of Americans Have Fallen Asleep at the Wheel
Data also indicates a steady increase in drivers falling asleep behind the wheel since 2020.
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Smart Earbuds Detect Drowsiness to Prevent Workplace Accidents
UC Berkeley researchers have created earpieces that identify brain activity associated with relaxation and drowsiness.
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Drowsy Driving Risk Increases After Fall Time Change
The National Road Safety Foundation offers tips to combat drowsy driving as the risk increases following the fall time change when driving in darkness increases.
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Teens Are Drowsy Driving at High Rates. These Factors Are Influencing It.
The National Sleep Foundation released the results of a new survey of American teens highlighting their attitudes and behaviors about drowsy driving.
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4 Tips to Combat Driver Fatigue as Daylight Saving Time Ends
As clocks “fall back” and daylight saving time ends, many Americans will be driving longer at night which could translate to more driver fatigue and hazards on the road.
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Power Nap Station Opens to Combat Drowsy Driving on Major Highway
A new power nap station has opened on Portugal’s A2 highway to combat road accidents caused by driver drowsiness.
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Companies Collaborate on Drowsiness Detection System for Vehicles
With the aim of creating a new standard in automotive drowsiness detection, emotion3D, Chuhang Tech, and SAT have started their joint work.
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Dashcam Study Exposes Microsleep-related Behaviors in Truck Collisions
Researchers used dashcam footage of real-world collisions involving large trucks to analyze driver “microsleep” and vehicle behavior.
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Driving on Less Than 5 Hours of Sleep Is Just as Dangerous as Drunk-driving, Study Finds
Researchers found that having less than five hours of sleep in the previous 24 hours is associated with the same risk of a vehicle crash as someone over the legal limit for alcohol.
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How Big of a Problem is Drowsy Driving? New Data from the National Sleep Foundation Has Answers.
The National Sleep Foundation (NSF) released results of a new survey highlighting individual attitudes and behaviors towards drowsy driving.
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Many Drivers Hit the Road on Potentially Impairing Medications, Including Sleep Aids
AAA Foundation Study finds doctors’ warnings are often ineffective or ignored.
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Higher AHI Linked to Worse Driving in Real-World Study (Editor’s Message)
For every eight additional breathing interruptions per hour, the odds of making a dangerous driving move increase by 27%.
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Risky Driving Behaviors Increase as Common Sleep Disorder Worsens
Diagnosing and treating sleep apnea may make driving safer for older adults.
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Should Fatigued Driving Be a Crime? This Senator Thinks So
A proposal, submitted to the Tennessee General Assembly Wednesday by Senator Becky Duncan Massey, would make driving while fatigued or with no sleep for a 24 hour period a crime if it leads to another driver being killed.
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Philips CPAP Recall Leaves Truck Drivers with Sleep Apnea Between a Rock and a Hard Place
In the wake of the Philips CPAP recall, an Oregon-based truck driver has filed a class action lawsuit due to not being able to work while not being treated for sleep apnea.
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Drivers with Shift Work Sleep Disorder 3x More Likely to Be in Crash
The analysis was based on data collected from a real-world driving study for the second Strategic Highway Research Program established by the US Congress.
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Can ‘Sleep Depth’ Be Objectively Measured? Two New Studies Suggest It Can
One study compares an algorithm’s accuracy compared to delta power and the other uses it to predict driving safety in patients with sleep apnea.
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