Fatigue risk: short daylight hours, lack of sleep
by Dr Will Murray, research director, Interactive Driving Systems
IT’S PARTICULARLY bad at this time of year – the winter months. The short days, the poor weather make driving more difficult and require more attention.
It also significantly raises the risk of a collision through fatigue.
Fatigue makes us less alert to what is happening on the road, and less able to react quickly and safely if a dangerous situation arises.
Are you at risk?
The two main causes of fatigue are lack of quality sleep (sleep debt) and driving at times when you would normally be asleep.
If you don’t get enough sleep you go into debt
