Drowsy Drivers Can Get DUI in Two Southern States
In Georgia and South Carolina, drivers can now get a DUI for drowsy driving. Because there is no test to to determine the sleepiness of a driver, it is up to the discretion of the officer whether to cite a DUI. A field test will determine if driver drowsiness is a factor in diminished driving ability.
The NSF's Sleep in America poll found when "driving drowsy, 42 percent of those polled said they become stressed, 32 percent get impatient and 12 percent tend to drive faster."
Driver Fatigue Systems
Rear View Safety offers a variety of commercial and consumer driver fatigue systems and accessories, including the RVS-330 Vumate Driver Fatigue System. These systems alert you at the first sign of drowsiness, allowing you to safety stop driving.
- Alerts drivers upon detecting drowsiness
- Advanced algorithms allow system to work in all conditions
- Works day and night and even while driver is wearing glasses
- Adjustable sensitivity
- Installs in minutes - plugs right into the 12V outlet in car
According to DrowsyDriving.org, "young males, shift workers, commercial drivers and people with untreated sleep disorders or with short-term or chronic sleep deprivation as being at increased risk for having a fall-asleep crash." Below are specific at-risk groups:
- Young people-especially males under age 26
- Shift workers and people with long work hours-working the night shift increases your risk by nearly 6 times; rotating-shift workers and people working more than 60 hours a week need to be particularly careful
- Commercial drivers-especially long-haul drivers – at least 15% of all heavy truck crashes involve fatigue
- People with undiagnosed or untreated disorders-people with untreated obstructive sleep apnea have been shown to have up to a seven times increased risk of falling asleep at the wheel
- Business travelers-who spend many hours driving or may be jet lagged
Together we can solve this problem. The first step is understanding the true danger of the problem.
