"The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration conservatively estimates that 100,000 police-reported crashes are the direct result of driver fatigue each year." ("Facts and Stats.").
A study found that teens between the ages of 17 and 24 who got less than 6 hours of sleep were 20% more likely to be involved in an accident
"Young drivers should be a focus of education efforts to prevent drowsy driving 'because this group experiences more impairment in alertness, mood and physical performance compared with older age groups with similar sleep deprivation,' the researchers said." (Rettner).
A study found that teens between the ages of 17 and 24 who got less than 6 hours of sleep were 20% more likely to be involved in an accident
"Young drivers should be a focus of education efforts to prevent drowsy driving 'because this group experiences more impairment in alertness, mood and physical performance compared with older age groups with similar sleep deprivation,' the researchers said." (Rettner).
"Did you know that over 80,000 people in America fall asleep while driving...every day?! And according to studies, over 50% of those people are teenage drivers".
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