DROWSY DRIVING DEFINATELY DANGEROUS

Research has demonstrated that getting by with only about six hours of sleep per night results in reaction times up to 50% slower than they are after drinking significant amounts of alcohol.

Using professional transport drivers in their 30's and 40's, researchers have found that common levels of sleep deprivation depress driving performance to a level of that produced by alcohol intoxication.

Not surprisingly, sleep deprivation is thought to be a factor in two-thirds of auto accidents in the U.S.