(Click in the image for Catherine Roberts' Consumer Report article)
- Sleep deprivation can impair your driving as severely as alcohol can. According to the National Sleep Foundation, if you’ve been awake for 24 hours, that’s equivalent to having a blood alcohol content of .10 (.08 is considered legally drunk).
- Studies show that neither driving with the windows open to keep cold air blowing on your face nor turning the radio up loudly will keep you alert.