definition for: #drowsydriving

* 168 million - The number of people who have driven drowsy in the past year * $12.5 billion - The yearly monetary losses due to fatigue-related crashes * 37 - The percent of adult drivers who say they have actually fallen asleep at the wheel * 1,550 - The estimated number of deaths that occur each year due to fatigue-related crashes * 4 - Percent of adult drivers who have had an accident or close call when tired behind the wheel * Every 2 hours - How often drivers should take a break during long trips * 15 - The percent of heavy truck crashes that involve fatigue * 12.5 - The percent of crashes that require hospitalization that are due to fatigue * 55 - The percent of fatigue-related crashes caused by drivers under the age of 25 * 6 - Getting less than this many hours of sleep triples your risk of getting in a fatigue-related accident * 18 - After this many hours awake, a person is as impaired as if he or she were legally drunk

Lets just discuss some issues related to drowsy driving in the USA alone.... not a definition... a reality check! * 168 million - The number of people who have driven drowsy in the past year * $12.5 billion - The yearly monetary losses due to fatigue-related crashes * 37 - The percent of adult drivers who say they have actually fallen asleep at the wheel * 1,550 - The estimated number of deaths that occur each year due to fatigue-related crashes * 4 - Percent of adult drivers who have had an accident or close call when tired behind the wheel * Every 2 hours - How often drivers should take a break during long trips * 15 - The percent of heavy truck crashes that involve fatigue * 12.5 - The percent of crashes that require hospitalization that are due to fatigue * 55 - The percent of fatigue-related crashes caused by drivers under the age of 25 * 6 - Getting less than this many hours of sleep triples your risk of getting in a fatigue-related accident * 18 - After this many hours awake, a person is as impaired as if he or she were legally drunk