Drowsy driving

Drowsiness has been identified as a causal factor in a growing number of collisions resulting in injury and fatality. Tired drivers can be as impaired as drunk drivers: they have a slower reaction time and are less alert.

Studies have shown that collisions involving drowsiness tend to occur during late night or early morning hours, between 2 a.m. and 6 a.m., or late afternoon, between 2 p.m. and 4 p.m. Shift workers, people with undiagnosed or untreated sleep disorders and commercial-vehicle operators are at greater risk for such collisions.

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