DANGEROUS DRIVERS * USA: TRUCKERS' DEEP SLEEP
* Illinois - How sleep apnea can create troubles behind the wheel
Moline,ILL,USA -WQUAD8, by JIM MERTENS -Oct 30, 2014: -- Let’s be honest, I have sleep apnea and I don’t have the best work schedule... I drive to work at 3 in the morning, often worried about drunk drivers on the road... But before I arrive at work I should be worried about something else: drivers with sleep apnea... So imagine those drivers behind the wheel of the big rigs... Like those hours when I hit the road, at a time most of you are still asleep... The federal government says most “drowsy crashes” or near misses occur early in the morning, particularly between 4 a.m. and 6 a.m... The next most dangerous is from midnight to 2 a.m., followed by mid-afternoon from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m...
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