Do people realize how dangerous it is to drive while drowsy?
According to AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety research, the public perceives drowsy driving to be an important cause of motor vehicle crashes. Three out of four non-crash-involved drivers, and four out of five of those in recent crashes, said that driver drowsiness was “very important” in causing crashes. These results place drowsy driving as being less of a contributor to crashes in the public’s view than alcohol, but more important than poor weather conditions, speeding, or driver inexperience. Drowsy driving and aggressive driving, which have both received fairly widespread media attention, were rated about the same.
