High drowsy driving crash risk on daytime commute after night work

http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2015-12/bawh-hdd121715.php

Public Release: 21-Dec-2015
High drowsy driving crash risk on daytime commute after night work
New research from Brigham and Women's Hospital finds that nearly 40 percent of shift workers who participated in a test drive following a night shift were involved in a near-crash event
Brigham and Women's Hospital

Most drivers admit to driving while drowsy. Twenty-eight percent of drivers have reported falling asleep while driving within the past year. More than 9.5 million Americans, or 15 percent of the workforce, work overnight or rotating shifts. Those who commute home after working the night shift may be at high risk for drowsy driving crashes because of disruption to their sleep-wake cycles and insufficient sleep during the night.

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