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Researchers Find Many Commercial Drivers Impaired by Lack of Sleep

National News • August 15, 2006
Truck drivers who routinely get too little sleep or suffer from sleep apnea show signs of fatigue and impaired performance that can make them a hazard on the road, according to a major new study ...

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Subject: RE: RE: RE: A few points this article failed to make...

Posted On: August 24, 2006, 10:19 am CDT
Posted By: Frumpy Jones
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The problem is that the average truck driver drives 14 hours a day, no? And while BOTH car and truck drivers should be awake and alert. A singular car driver can not proportionally cause as much damage as a truck driver, with all other variables being the same. Yes, A car can go faster and cause more damage, but if the same sleepy driver accident happens on the same part of the road, with the same traffic around it, at the same speed, the Truck driver will do LOTS more damage than the car driver every time.

And in regards to the study time. There's a LOT of data to put together , and I'd rather them take the time then just throw stuff at the wall and see if it sticks.
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RE: RE: RE: RE: A few points this article failed to make... Trucker
Aug 25, 2006, 5:59 pm
RE: RE: RE: A few points this article failed to make... Frumpy Jones
Aug 24, 2006, 10:19 am
RE: RE: A few points this article failed to make... KLE
Aug 18, 2006, 5:11 pm
Major new study? K
Aug 16, 2006, 2:53 pm
RE: A few points this article failed to make... Duffman
Aug 16, 2006, 2:02 pm
A few points this article failed to make... KLE
Aug 15, 2006, 3:11 pm
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