Drowsy Driving Kills 6,400 Americans Annually
Published on June 29, 2016 Charles Czeisler talked about the dangers of drowsy driving at a recent Harvard T. H. Chan School of Public Health Forum called Asleep at the Wheel, reports Scientific American. “And we just finally got a consensus group, the first consensus panel of experts, to agree that if an individual has had less than two hours of sleep in the previous 24 hours that that’s the equivalent of being negligent and should be added to the statutes. It’s just like drunk driving. Listen to the podcast at www.scientificamerican.com …
Asleep At The Wheel: Drowsy Driving As A Public Health Crisis.
May 13, 2016 | By Richard Knox closemoreThe National Highway Transportation Safety Administration says there were more than 72,000 documented accidents involving drowsy drivers between 2009 and 2013. But that’s just from official police reports, so experts say it’s a gross under-estimate. (Jesse Costa/WBUR) It’s midafternoon and I’m fighting to keep my eyes open. It’s a matter of life and death. That’s because I’m northbound on I-93, going 65 miles an hour — with many cars passing me. Once or twice on the monotonous two-hour drive, a jolt of adrenaline surges through my bloodstream as I suddenly realize I’ve actually …
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