In a 2017 study, approximately one-third of the respondents reported having fallen asleep driving within the last month. Sleepy driving is a massive public health problem leading to thousands of preventable accidents, deaths, and injuries every year. In this episode we will:

• Define drowsy driving
• Outline the scope of this public health problem
• Evaluate the causes of drowsy driving
• Look at factors making drowsy driving more likely or dangerous
• Characterize the level of impairment in terms of alcohol consumption
• Touch upon laws about drowsy driving accidents
• Identify drowsy driving risk factors
• List ways to mitigate the problem

Produced by: Maeve Winter

Music by: Dr. Abhinav Singh (@sleep_vigilante), all rights reserved

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