Drowsy Driving

November 2-8, 2009


Drowsy Driving Prevention Week

 

Facts About Drowsy Driving

 

·        Studies show that being awake for more than 20 hours results in an impairment equal to a blood alcohol concentration of 0.08, the legal limit in all states

 

·        The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration conservatively estimates that 100,000 police-reported crashes each year are caused  primarily by drowsy driving and that such crashes result in more than 1,550 deaths, 71,000 injuries and $12.5 billion in monetary losses.

 

·        According to National Sleep Foundation surveys, half of American adults consistently report that they have driven drowsy and approximately 20% admit that they have actually fallen asleep at the wheel in the previous year.