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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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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Fatal Multivehicle Crash Likely Caused in Part Due to Undiagnosed Sleep Apnea, Reports NTSB
A commercial truck-tractor and semitrailer traveling on Interstate 290 in Elmhurst, Illinois, on March 1, 2018, struck an automobile that had slowed due to traffic congestion.
Read MoreSUNY Binghamton Student Wins “Stay Awake! Stay Alive!” Drowsy Driving Video PSA Challenge
Aneesa Addarich, 20, a student at SUNY Binghamton, has won the second annual “Stay Awake! Stay Alive!” Drowsy Driving PSA Challenge with a 25-second video public service announcement called “Designated Driver.”
Read MoreTechnology Sends a Wake-up Call to Sleepy Drivers
While the dangers of falling asleep at the wheel are readily apparent, the scope of the problem is not fully appreciated, some transportation insiders say. Fatigue is highly underreported as an accident cause, said Daniel...
Read MoreWearable 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...
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