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- Missing two hours or more of sleep nearly doubles your crash risk, AAA says
- Drivers need at least seven hours of sleep a night to drive safely
- Nearly 3 in 10 people admit to driving drowsy within the past month.
- As Americans roll their clocks forward for daylight saving on March 10, they may miss more than the early church service or that Sunday brunch with their buddies. Since they will lose an hour, the AAA reminds anyone getting on the road that day that they need to remember to adjust their sleep schedules so they still get a minimum of seven hours of snooze.
- That isn't just a gentle suggestion. AAA research from its Foundation for Traffic Safety shows drivers who miss one to two hours of the recommended time in a 24-hour period can nearly double their risk for a crash.
- Our new research shows that a driver who has slept for less than 5 hours has a crash risk comparable to someone driving drunk.