The stark dangers of driving tired were highlighted in new research published earlier in the month by [UK] Road Safety Minister David Jamieson.
The research on selected motorways and trunk roads [in Britain] shows that: - 17% of road crashes resulting in *any injury* or death were sleep related; ** - One quarter of all road crashes that caused death or *serious injury* were sleep related; ** - 85% of drivers causing sleep related crashes were men; - 67% of sleep related crashes were caused by car drivers and 32% were caused by drivers of good vehicles; - While road crashes occur mostly on Fridays, these sleep related crashes occurred least on Fridays and mostly on Mondays. |
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