Drowsy Driving

5 05, 2021

College students aren’t getting nearly enough sleep

2021-05-05T18:30:22+00:00May 5, 2021|Drowsy Driving, Healthy Sleep Habits, Mental Health|

There is a big problem facing college students today. Students are sleeping less and not getting a healthy amount. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) estimates that, as a nation, 35% of adults are not getting enough sleep. This comes out to [...]

5 02, 2019

Drowsy driving in teens

2022-08-03T19:39:33+00:00February 5, 2019|Drowsy Driving, Safety, Teens|

Sleep deprivation is common in teens and adults around the world. Among the many negative health and behavioral consequences of sleep deprivation, drowsy driving has the most immediate risk for serious injuries and death. Drowsy driving happens when a driver of a motor vehicle [...]

27 09, 2017

A life of passion cut short by drowsy driving

2022-08-19T18:35:21+00:00September 27, 2017|Drowsy Driving, Mental Health, Patient Advocacy, Safety|

Friday morning, December 19, 2014, began as any other day. It had rained during the night and carried over into waking hours. Our daughter, Brianna Cassidy, left the house for work around 7:30 a.m. after her mother fixed her breakfast and saw her off. [...]

12 08, 2015

The Tracy Morgan crash could have been avoided with sufficient sleep

2022-08-22T18:58:56+00:00August 12, 2015|Drowsy Driving, Pop Culture, Safety|

It’s been over a year since a Walmart semi-truck crashed into the limo van transporting Tracy Morgan and other comedians on the New Jersey Turnpike. The impact from the 110,000 plus pound truck left Morgan with serious brain trauma, several broken ribs and a [...]

23 01, 2015

Awake at the Wheel: Drowsy driving infographic

2022-08-18T16:23:05+00:00January 23, 2015|Drowsy Driving, Healthy Sleep Habits|

Every year drowsy driving injures and kills thousands of people on U.S. roads. The National Healthy Sleep Awareness Project urges you to refuse to drive when sleep-deprived. Make it a daily priority to get 7 to 9 hours of nightly sleep and learn to [...]

28 11, 2014

Teens with earlier school start times have higher crash rates

2021-04-29T18:38:20+00:00November 28, 2014|Drowsy Driving, Healthy Sleep Habits, School, Teens|

A new study suggests that teen drivers who start class earlier in the morning are involved in more car accidents than peers with a later school start time. The study analyzed data from the Virginia Department of Motor Vehicles. It compared teen crash rates [...]

3 11, 2014

Drowsy driving kills thousands each year on U.S. roads

2022-07-12T18:05:17+00:00November 3, 2014|Drowsy Driving, Healthy Sleep Habits|

A new report from the AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety estimates that drowsy driving may cause 6,400 fatal crashes on U.S. roads each year. The public release of the report coincides with Drowsy Driving Prevention Week, Nov. 2 – 9, 2014. “Healthy sleep is [...]

24 10, 2014

Prevent drowsy driving to save teen lives

2022-08-22T19:12:26+00:00October 24, 2014|Drowsy Driving, Healthy Sleep Habits, Patient Advocacy|

Drowsy driving accidents can occur at any age. But data show that the risk of drowsy driving is highest among drivers who are between 16 and 24 years old. The risk of a drowsy driving crash also is 60 percent higher among males than [...]

12 06, 2014

AASM warns against drowsy driving

2021-04-29T18:38:18+00:00June 12, 2014|Drowsy Driving, Poor Sleep, Sleep Deprivation|

A highway collision that left comedian Tracy Morgan in critical condition and killed his mentor is shedding light on the tragic consequences of drowsy driving. Drowsy driving causes more than 100,000 crashes and 1,550 deaths on American roads each year. “Drowsy driving is a [...]

3 07, 2013

Stay safe this Independence Day and avoid drowsy driving

2022-08-26T18:31:14+00:00July 3, 2013|Drowsy Driving, Poor Sleep|

AAA Travel is projecting that 40.8 million Americans will travel 50 miles or more from home during the Independence Day holiday, with 84 percent of travelers planning to travel by automobile. According to a recent study by the AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety, an [...]

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