Each year, drowsy driving accounts for about 328,000 crashes, 109,000 injuries and about 6,400 fatalities per year, according to the latest study from the AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety. Speeding, ...

BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — It’s an unintended consequence of Daylight Saving Time: drowsy driving. Although underreported in government statistics, previous research by the AAA Foundation for Traffic ...

(WPRI) — Experts say it is difficult to track the precise numbers for drowsy driving statistics but estimate up to 8,000 people a year die from falling asleep at the wheel. The National Highway ...

3 Have dangers of drowsy driving been underestimated? These figures are far higher than official government statistics, highlighting the underreported nature of drowsy driving crashes. According to ...

In case you missed it, Nov. 5 to Nov. 11 was Drowsy Driving Prevention Week, according to the National Sleep Foundation. We’re writing about this now because the topic of driving drowsy is just as ...

With daylight saving time approaching on Sunday, darker mornings and lost hour of sleep will lead to more drowsy drivers, AAA warns. A soon-to-be-published study from the AAA Foundation for Traffic ...

WASHINGTON – Drowsy driving plays a role in nearly eight times more severe accidents than federal estimates suggest, according to study released Thursday by the car and travel group AAA. By studying ...

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