·        Young Drivers – Combining inexperience with sleepiness and a tendency to drive at night puts young people at risk, especially males aged 16-25 years.

·        Shift Workers and people working long hours – Those who work night shifts, rotating shifts, double shifts, or work more than one job have a six-fold increase in drowsy driving crashes.

·        Commercial Drivers – Those who drive a high number of miles and drive at night are at significantly higher risk for fall-asleep crashes.  Commercial drivers have also been found to be at high risk for sleep disorders.

·        People with untreated sleep disorders such as Obstructive Sleep Apnea – Those with untreated OSA are up to 7 times more likely to have a drowsy driving crash.  For some people insomnia can increase fatigue.

·        Business Travelers – Frequent travelers who may be suffering from jet lag and crossing time zones, spending long hours behind the wheel or getting too little sleep.

Any driver can experience fatigue at one time or another.  Your risk for drowsy driving increases if you are:

·        Sleep deprived or fatigued

·        Driving long distances without proper rest breaks

·        Driving through the night or mid-afternoon

·        Working more than 60 hours a week

·        Working more than 1 job and your main job involves shift work

·        Drinking alcohol

·        Driving alone or on a long, rural, dark, or boring road

·        Taking sedating medications