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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45% of Adults Have Struggled to Stay Awake While Driving
“Driving while drowsy is similar to drunk driving with regards to the delays in reaction...
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4 Practical Tips to Avoid Drowsy Driving Hazards
Virginia Tech Transportation Institute’s Jeff Hickman offers these tips for drivers. Avoid...
Read MoreAnother Tesla Driver Apparently Fell Asleep—Here’s What Tesla Could Do
Ars Technica makes the case that Tesla needs a better monitoring system.Currently, Tesla checks for driver engagement by measuring torque on the steering wheel. “At highway speeds, drivers typically receive warnings every...
Read MoreAlmost Half of Americans Admit to Drowsy Driving
Nearly half of American adults admit that they’ve fought to stay awake while driving, a new survey finds. Of the more than 2,000 respondents, 45% said they’d struggled to remain awake while behind the wheel, while...
Read MoreDrowsy Driver Crash on Highway 50 Leaves Passenger with Severed Arm
CHP says the driver fell asleep behind the wheel, reports ABC 10, and the resulting crash left his brother with a severe and possibly permanent injury.In a social media post, CHP warned about drowsy driving, comparing it to...
Read MoreNicole & Nicholas Walters Awarded $25 Million In Drowsy Driving Case
The truck driver was asleep at the wheel and never saw the stopped traffic, reports CBS 4 Denver.Now they hope to use money from the verdict to educate people. They’re starting by creating a...
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How a Drowsy Driving Community Health Initiative Made a Difference
A team of sleep professionals and colleagues from Stony Brook University share results from their...
Read More‘The Lady Was Freaking Out’: Two Teens Rescue Woman Who Fell Asleep, Drove Into Lake Olathe
The driver said she said she hadn’t been to sleep for a while and that she just fell asleep and drove off the road, reports Fox4 KC.The 17-year-olds said the experience showed them how fragile life can be. At the same...
Read MoreDriver Sentenced to Up to 2 Years in Fatal Drowsy-Driving Crash
A driver in Pennsylvania fell asleep at the wheel when she crossed into oncoming traffic. A Northampton County judge on Wednesday sentenced 71-year-old Susan Queen to six months to two years minus a day in county jail for...
Read MoreOKC Company Creates Glasses That Monitor Fatigue Levels While Driving
BlyncSync has focused heavily on the trucking industry, reports News9. Right now, the company is in a pilot phase where they are testing the glasses with a trucking company. That will last about six months. When it is over, they...
Read MoreAsleep at the Wheel: How a Secret Tesla Study on Utah’s Roads Could Be Putting Drivers at Risk
An investigation by the Deseret News has found that research on self driving cars is underway on I-80 between Salt Lake City and Wendover. Research assistants say the experiments involve drivers taking naps while the behind the...
Read MorePeople Keep Spotting Teslas with Snoozing Drivers on the Freeway
In the last week, two different people have captured video of Tesla vehicles traveling down a freeway with an apparently sleeping driver behind the wheel, reports Ars Technica. Miladinovich said he saw the vehicle twice, about...
Read MoreGHSA, National Road Safety Foundation Give $75,000 to Drowsy Driving Prevention Programs
The Governors Highway Safety Association (GHSA) and The National Road Safety Foundation Inc (NRSF) announced the recipients of a third year of grants to help states implement innovative drowsy driving prevention campaigns....
Read MoreFord “Sleep Suit” A Wake-up Call on Dangers of Drowsy Driving
A Ford-commissioned “Sleep Suit” now enables wearers to experience in a safe environment the debilitating effects that tiredness can have. “We added special goggles to replicate microsleeps; an uncontrollable response to...
Read MoreDrowsy Driving Simulator Reveals The Dangers Of Traveling Without Proper Sleep
A New York reporter for CBS takes a look at what driving without proper sleep looks and feels like through a drowsy driving simulator. A weighted vest. Arm and leg weights. All to help simulate what it feels like to drive...
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