Many drivers in this country sacrifice sleep, an often overlooked and dangerous behavior that results in nearly 83.6 million of them being sleep-deprived while behind the wheel every day, an estimated 5,000 lives lost in drowsy driving related crashes last year, all at an annual societal cost of something like $109 billion.
Those are some key findings of a new report about how drowsy driving is a serious safety issue on the nation's roadways. “Wake Up Call! Understanding Drowsy Driving and What States Can Do” was released today by the Governors Highway Safety Association (GHSA), a nonprofit organization representing state highway safety offices.
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