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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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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Wearable Tech That Tells Drowsy Truckers It’s Time to Pull Over
Biometric sensors are getting lighter, cheaper and more accurate, and could help warn drivers before they become too fatigued, reports The New York Times. New wearable technology monitors the drivers but in a more subtle way,...
Read MoreDrowsy Driving: Car Camera System Could Help Keep Drivers Awake at the Wheel
A new artificial intelligence (AI) system will detect when a driver becomes too drowsy to safely drive a vehicle, reports CNN Business.As of 2022, new safety technologies will become mandatory in new European vehicles, including...
Read MoreSchool Bus Crashes Into Home: CHP Cites Drowsy Driving
Ring doorbell video shows a school bus careening off the road into a mailbox and then a tree, reports CBS 13 Sacramento.This is the second time this has happened. Earlier this year, an Elk Grove school bus driver reportedly fell...
Read MoreCall for Action as Exhausted Doctors Risk Death on Road
In Scotland, a leading clinician is calling for more to be done to help medical staff take “power naps” during long shifts to cut down the danger of them having an accident on the way home, reports The Scotsman.This...
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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...
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