A National Sleep Foundation's Conference Summary: The National Summit to Prevent Drowsy Driving and a New Call to Action

Drobnich, Darrel

doi:10.2486/indhealth.43.197

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“…Our prospective data clearly identified driving while sleepy unrelated to any medical condition as a significant independent factor contributing to serious RTAs, with important consequences for public safety because of the high proportion of drivers concerned 18. Our results suggest that drivers are aware that they are sleepy when driving but do not act accordingly 19.…”

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Awareness of driving while sleepy and road traffic accidents: prospective study in GAZEL cohort

Nabi

Guéguen

Chiron³

et al. 2006

BMJ

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Objectives To examine the association between self assessed driving while sleepy and the risk of serious road traffic accidents (RTAs). Design Prospective cohort study. Setting France. Participants 13 299 of the 19 894 living members of the GAZEL cohort, workers and recent retirees of a French national utility company followed up since 1989. Main outcome measures Frequency of driving while sleepy in the previous 12 months, reported in 2001; rate ratios for serious RTAs in 2001-3, estimated by using generalised linear Poisson regression models with time dependent covariates. Results The risk of serious RTAs increased proportionally with the frequency of self reported driving while sleepy. After adjustment for sociodemographic characteristics, driving behaviour variables, work conditions, retirement, medical conditions and treatments, depressive symptoms, and sleep disorders, the adjusted rate ratios of serious RTAs for participants who reported driving while sleepy in the previous 12 months "a few times" or "once a month or more often" were 1.5 (95% confidence interval 1.2 to 2.0) and 2.9 (1.3 to 6.3) respectively compared with those who reported not driving while sleepy over the same period. These associations were not explained by any reported sleep disorders. Conclusions Self assessed driving while sleepy was a powerful predictor of serious RTAs, suggesting that drivers' awareness of their sleepiness while driving is not sufficient to prevent them from having RTAs. Messages on prevention should therefore focus on convincing sleepy drivers to stop driving and sleep before resuming their journey.

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Awareness of driving while sleepy and road traffic accidents: prospective study in GAZEL cohort

Nabi

Guéguen

Chiron³

et al. 2006

BMJ

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“…[22][23][24] This approach has merit, but has not been widely implemented and unfortunately sleepy driving behavior still persists at high levels. 15 Hundreds of government and medical investigations concerning sleepiness and driving have been published, yet they have either not reached the public and health care providers or they have not been given adequate attention. Therefore, a disconnect exists between the published information available and the level of understanding among the population as a whole.…”

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“…14 The National Sleep Foundation (NSF) "Sleep in America Poll" found that 51% of adult drivers polled admitted to driving drowsy and 17% reported falling asleep at the wheel in the previous year. 15 The prevalence of sleepiness in our society has been reported to be as high as 33%. 3,16 Hence, there is an immense pool of sleepy driving subjects, many of whom ignore or are oblivious to the signs of sleepiness and continue to drive.…”

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Sleepy Driving

Powell

Chau

2011

Sleep Medicine Clinics

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“…(3) In the United States, more than 1,500 people die yearly due to road traffic accidents caused by fatigued driving; another 71,000 are injured as a result of these accidents and the economic loss due to such accidents is estimated to be USD12.5 billion. (4) The prevalence of road traffic accidents as a result of fatigued driving is likely to be under-reported because there is often a lack of concrete evidence to suggest the cause was fatigued driving (e.g. the driver might not report it due to potential liabilities).…”

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The prevalence of fatigue and associated health and safety risk factors among taxi drivers in Singapore

Lim¹,

Chia²

2015

smedj

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INTRODUCTIONDriver fatigue is one of the biggest health and safety concerns within the road transport sector. This study aimed to determine the prevalence of fatigue among taxi drivers in Singapore, to better understand the general working and health conditions of this group of people, and to determine the risk factors associated with fatigued driving. METHODSA total of 340 taxi drivers were randomly selected for participation in a self-administered questionnaire survey, which included height and weight measurements. The response rate was 68.2%. The survey consisted of four main categories: personal particulars; social habits; work patterns; and sleep profile. The Epworth Sleepiness Scale was used to estimate the level of daytime sleepiness and fatigue. Multiple logistic regression analysis was used to estimate the adjusted odd ratios and 95% confidence intervals associated with risk factors related to fatigue among taxi drivers.RESULTS A high proportion of taxi drivers were obese and had self-reported hypertension, diabetes mellitus and high cholesterol. Driver fatigue was associated with very poor/poor self-rating of quality of sleep, having an additional parttime job, drinking three or more caffeinated drinks daily, and driving more than 10 hours a day. CONCLUSIONWe hope that the findings of the present study will improve awareness of the work and health conditions of taxi drivers, and contribute toward efforts to achieve a healthier workforce. A lower prevalence of fatigued driving may lead to lower risks of road traffic accidents, decreased economic loss, increased productivity, and safer roads for all.

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A National Sleep Foundation's Conference Summary: The National Summit to Prevent Drowsy Driving and a New Call to Action

Cited by 25 publications

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Awareness of driving while sleepy and road traffic accidents: prospective study in GAZEL cohort

Awareness of driving while sleepy and road traffic accidents: prospective study in GAZEL cohort

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The prevalence of fatigue and associated health and safety risk factors among taxi drivers in Singapore

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