What if you could be fined or lose your license for driving tired? Our new study just published in Nature and Science of Sleep has found if you had less than five hours of sleep last night, you are just as likely to have a vehicle crash as if you were...
However, there has been little progress over this same period in decreasing the number of crashes caused by fatigue. We wanted to know – can this be changed?Recent decreases in alcohol-related car crashes have happened for a few reasons:drivers have easy-to-follow guidance on how to decide if they are too intoxicated to drive highly publicized drunk-driving legal cases.
Additionally, drivers are legally deemed to be impaired if their blood alcohol concentration is over 0.05 percent [in Australia – the legal limit is 0.08 percent in the US and UK], regardless of their driving performance. This blood alcohol limit is an effective"line in the sand", determining whether someone isWe did a study to find out if we could reduce the number of fatigue-related crashes on Australian roads by following a similar strategy.
After synthesizing the findings of 61 unique studies, we found having less than 4 to 5 hours of sleep in the previous 24 hours is associated with an approximate doubling of the risk of a vehicle crash. This is the same risk of a crash seen when drivers have aNot only this, but a driver's risk of a crash significantly increases with each hour of sleep lost the night before.
However, we must consider more than just the scientific evidence. For the most part, drinking alcohol is something individuals choose to do. Many people cannot decide to get more sleep – for example,
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