National Sleep Foundation’s Drowsy Driving Prevention Week®
Provides Tips to Prevent One in Six Traffic Fatalities.
In recognition of Drowsy Driving Prevention Week®, (November
12-18), the National Sleep Foundation is joining with the AAA Foundation for
Traffic Safety to educate drivers about sleep safety. A recent survey conducted
by the AAA Foundation found that young people are more likely to drive
drowsy. Specifically, one in seven
licensed drivers ages 16-24 admitted to having nodded off at least once while
driving in the past year as compared to one in ten of all licensed drivers who
confessed to falling asleep during the same period.