Mercedes-Benz Explains Why Preventing Drowsy Driving Accidents Is the Next Safety Frontier

It’s no secret that Americans do not get enough sleep. This isn’t just a health issue; it’s also a public safety issue. Recent studies show that drowsy driving leads to 100,000 accidents in the U.S. each year, more than drunk driving. During a panel discussion at the National Sleep Foundation’s Sleep Health and Safety 2010 Conference recently held in Washington, D.C., a Mercedes-Benz executive explained that in order to prevent these accidents and advance safety technology into the future, you must look to the past.
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thstone - 3/10/2010 4:17:07 PM

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Do we really need another digital nanny?

Notjustlex - 3/10/2010 6:09:43 PM

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The only way to assure you never get into and accident in a car is to never get in or around a car. People need to take responsibility for their own actions and quit blaming others when they get into an accident. If you can't drive stay of the roads.

mpls - 3/11/2010 1:58:27 AM

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Mercedes explains... but i think Honda or Toyota in Japan have already something inone of their cars..

Wimmer - 3/11/2010 7:00:09 PM

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Looks like Toyota also invented the modern automobile in 1886, eh?

vivek164 - 6/8/2010 12:48:01 AM

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I nearly fell asleep behind the wheel the other day but i had my anti sleep alarm on and it sounded so i pulled over and had a break. They are not that expensive and i got mine from NO NAP