Personal Injury Law

Drowsy driving kills and causes accidents - Support Drowsy Driving Prevention Week -

By Brian F. LaBovick, Esq.

The National Sleep Foundation, wants your help in getting the word out about "Drowsy Driving Prevention Week" November 5 - 11, 2007.

Check out the testimony of victims on the foundation website: www.drowsydriving.org 

The statistics are pretty unsettling, according to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration,  there are 100,000 sleep-related crashes a year and over 1,550 people killed per year and 71,000 injuries in the United States.  

What can you do to help? Check out the great resources section of theDrowsy Driving Organization website.  You will find a plethora of examples and ideas for parents, teens, and adults to use for drowsy driving prevention week.

Personally, I pledge to be more responsible by not driving so late at night, when I feel sleepy. On that note, I will sign off, because it is getting late. I need to get enough sleep, so that I will be alert, when I am on the road again.

Have a good night and try to get enough sleep, before you hit the road.  Drive Alert and Arrive Alive.

Click here to read more from a Reuters Article by Reuven Fentone 
Click here to read more from the Salina Journal on a Trucker and a fatality due to drowsy driving

Full post as published by LaBovick Injury Law Blog on November 06, 2007 (boomark / email).