I guess drowsy driving is the new drunk driving?
Curiously: The CDC is studying this?
1 in 24 Adults Admit to Drowsy Driving: Have You Ever Fallen Asleep Behind the Wheel?
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2013/01/07 03:27:02
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According to a recent CDC survey, 1 in 24 U.S. adults admit to nodding off or falling asleep at the wheel at least once in the previous month. And some health officials think the percentage might be even higher because some people don't realize when they've nodded off for a couple seconds while driving.
"If I'm on the road, I'd be a little worried about the other drivers," said the study's lead author, Anne Wheaton of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Interestingly, the study found that drowsy driving is more common in men, people ages 25 to 34, those who get less than six hours of sleep a night, and strangely Texans.
According to Newser, “the government estimates that about 3 percent of fatal traffic crashes involve drowsy drivers, but other estimates have put that number as high as 33 percent.”
What about you SodaHeads? Have you ever fallen asleep behind the wheel?
"If I'm on the road, I'd be a little worried about the other drivers," said the study's lead author, Anne Wheaton of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Interestingly, the study found that drowsy driving is more common in men, people ages 25 to 34, those who get less than six hours of sleep a night, and strangely Texans.
According to Newser, “the government estimates that about 3 percent of fatal traffic crashes involve drowsy drivers, but other estimates have put that number as high as 33 percent.”
What about you SodaHeads? Have you ever fallen asleep behind the wheel?
Read More: http://www.newser.com/article/da3ists81/1-in-24-ad...
Top Opinion
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Kigan 2013/01/07 04:46:18
A couple of weeks ago I saw a guy ahead of drift across two lanes and smack the concrete center divider. Luckily he recovered and pulled off the highway. I stopped to check on him and he was nearly in tears. He said it was the first time in 60 years of driving that it happened to him. Didn't do much visible damage to his vehicle. It was a Jeep Grand Cherokee, newer model.
My dad always told me, "Always assume that nobody else knows how to drive at all."