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From the Twitter thread there's these startling stats: https://www.cdc.gov/Features/dsDrowsyDriving/index.html https://www.cdc.gov/Features/dsDrowsyDriving/inde
by DanBC 7y ago
From the Twitter thread there's these startling stats: https://www.cdc.gov/Features/dsDrowsyDriving/index.html https://www.cdc.gov/Features/dsDrowsyDriving/index.html
> Researchers estimate that more than 70 million Americans suffer from a sleep disorder (Institute of Medicine, 2005)
> An estimated 1 in 25 adult drivers (aged 18 years or older) report having fallen asleep while driving in the previous 30 days.1,2
> The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration estimates that drowsy driving was responsible for 72,000 crashes, 44,000 injuries, and 800 deaths in 2013.3 However, these numbers are underestimated and up to 6,000 fatal crashes each year may be caused by drowsy drivers.4-5