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Missing Just 1-2 Hours Sleep Nearly Doubles Crash Risk, AAA Warns Missing Just 1-2 Hours Sleep Nearly Doubles Crash Risk, AAA Warns
Missing Just 1-2 Hours Sleep Nearly Doubles Crash Risk, AAA Warns We all know the dangers of drowsy driving, but a new study from the AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety, a nonprofit research and education association, has shown that the hour or two of sleep you missed last night could have a bigger impact on your crash risk than previously thought. The research report was recently reissued in advance of daylight savings time after its initial 2016 release. The lost hour of sleep associated with the time change can cause excessive drowsiness on the road. “You cannot miss sleep and still expect to be able to safely function behind the wheel,” David Yang, ex…

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