road safety fatigue driving
From: Rachel (@rachDPR)
I'm looking for a road safety expert to talk about the dangers of tiredness when driving 🚗 Please email me: rachel.gray@mediaworks.co.uk #journorequest #prrequest
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Fatigue-related crashes often occur in specific windows (mid-afternoon and late night) when circadian rhythms naturally dip—explaining why time-of-day matters more than total hours awake
The impairment from severe fatigue mirrors alcohol intoxication in reaction time and decision-making, yet lacks the same legal recognition or enforcement mechanisms that drink-driving has
Micro-sleeps lasting just 2-3 seconds at highway speeds cover the length of a football field with zero steering input, making fatigue unique among driving hazards in how quickly control is lost
Offer Rachel a specific statistic about fatigue-related crashes in your region or a data point showing how fatigue compares to other impairments—this gives her a news angle beyond awareness.
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