Originally Posted By skinnerbox Amazing that no one seems to care about the one major impediment to safe driving, that affects millions of people every day: sleep deprivation. You're more likely to be involved in a traffic mishap these days, even as a pedestrian crossing the street, with a sleep deprived driver than one who is under the influence of intoxicating substances, legal or otherwise. Sleep deprived drivers are one of the main causes of accidents, especially with regard to professional drivers. Truckers who don't take enough breaks during their long hauls are hazards on the interstate, as are bus or cab drivers who are working two or three jobs to make ends meet. Far more people drive sleepy than intoxicated, every single day. It's a serious problem that needs to be addressed before more people get injured or killed.
Originally Posted By disneydad109 this also impacts those people who work rotating shifts. Your body does not know if's it time for sleep or work ?
