Key Resources
For information about the contribution of drowsy driving to crashes, see the following.
- AAAFTS:
- Prevalence of drowsy-driving crashes: Estimates from a large-scale naturalistic driving study (Owens et al., 2018).
- Prevalence of motor vehicle crashes involving drowsy drivers, United States, 1999-2013 (Tefft, 2014).
- Acute sleep deprivation and risk of motor vehicle crash involvement (Tefft, 2016).
For more information about drowsy driving countermeasures, see:
- GHSA: Wake up call! Understanding drowsy driving and what States can do (Fischer, 2016).
- NHTSA: Drowsy Driving Research and Program Plan (NHTSA, 2016).
- NHTSA: Asleep at the wheel: A National compendium of efforts to eliminate drowsy driving (NHTSA, 2017).
For drowsy driving laws, see the following.
- Governor’s Highway Safety Administration: Drowsy driving (GHSA, n.d. -b)