Illinois Valley News, Cave Junction, OR Wednesday, April 26, 2006
Page 15
Lack of sleep accounts
for some traffic fatalities
Crashes in which the
driver was fatigued, drowsy
or fell asleep result in the
deaths of approximately a
dozen people a year in the
state, said Oregon Dept. of
Transportation.
Such crashes also injure
more than 400 people in Ore-
gon each year. Sleep depriva-
tion leads to approximately
100,000 police-reported
crashes each year across the
nation, according to the Na-
tional Highway Traffic
Safety Administration.
“We believe the number
may be under-reported,”
said Sgt. Michael Stupfel,
Oregon State Police Colli-
sion Reconstruction Pro-
gram manager.
“In some single-vehicle
fatal crashes, or multi-
vehicle crashes in which the
offending driver died, the
driver may had been fa-
tigued, but we may never
know because people who
would can’t tell investiga-
tors what caused the crash.
“We believe fatigue is a
possible factor in such
crashes where other impair-
ments -- such as alcohol,
drugs or driver distraction -
were ruled out through toxi-
cology tests or passenger
statements.”
Experts recommend
nine hours or more of sleep
for teen-agers, but only 20
percent say they achieve this
amount, according to a poll
by the National Sleep Foun-
dation (NSF). Nearly half,
45 percent, report that they
get less than eight hours of
sleep on school nights.
“Our newly released
Sleep in America poll indi-
cates that adolescents aren’t
getting the sleep they need
at a crucial time for develop-
ment and growth in many
respects,” said Richard L.
Gelula, NSF’s chief execu-
tive officer.
“Sleepiness is associ-
ated with reduced short-term
memory and learning abil-
ity, negative moods, incon-
sistent performance, slower
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reaction times and poor pro-
ductivity. That’s why we’re
asking parents, educators
and teens themselves to take
an active role in making
sleep a priority.”
Ways to avoid drowsy
driving:
*Start any trip by get-
ting enough sleep the night
before. Plan to drive during
the times of day when you
are normally awake, and
stay overnight rather than
traveling straight through.
*Avoid driving during
your body’s down-time.
Take a mid-afternoon break
and find a place to sleep be-
tween midnight and 6 a.m.
*Talk with your passen-
ger if you have one. A pas-
senger can also let you
know when you are show-
ing signs of sleepiness. If
your passenger thinks you
are getting sleepy, let some-
one else drive or pull over
and sleep. A nap could save
your life and those of others.
*Make sure both people
in the front of the car are
awake. A driver who needs
rest should go to the back
seat, buckle up and sleep.
*Schedule a break every
two hours or every 100
miles. Stop sooner if you
show any danger signs of
sleepiness. During your
break, take a nap, stretch,
take a walk and get some
exercise before getting back
into the vehicle.
Here are a few signals
to tell if you’re about to fall
asleep. Even if you are not
aware of being drowsy, if
you have a sleep debt, you
are at risk. If you experience
any of these danger signs,
take them as a warning that
you could fall asleep with-
out meaning to.
*Your eyes close or go
our of focus by themselves.
*You have trouble
keeping your head up.
*You can’t stop yawning.
*You have wandering,
disconnected thoughts.
*You don’t remember
driving the last few miles.
*You drift between
lanes, tailgate or miss traffic
signs.
*You keep jerking the
car back onto the lane.
*You drifted off the
road and narrowly missed
crashing.
*If you have even one
of these symptoms, you may
be in danger of falling
asleep. Get off the road and
take a nap.
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