Read the full story here Web Link posted Saturday, December 10, 2016, 6:34 PM
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AAA: Sleepy drivers greatly increase risk of crashing
Original post made on Dec 10, 2016
Read the full story here Web Link posted Saturday, December 10, 2016, 6:34 PM
Comments (5)
Posted by resident
a resident of Old Mountain View
on Dec 10, 2016 at 7:07 pm
a resident of Old Mountain View
on Dec 10, 2016 at 7:07 pm
So many ways to drive impaired: drunk, drugged, sleepy, using your iphone. No wonder pedestrian fatality rates are soaring. I hope MVPD has a zero tolerance policy for impaired driving. No warnings. Take away their keys and let them UBER home with their citation.
Posted by Solution
a resident of Castro City
on Dec 10, 2016 at 11:48 pm
a resident of Castro City
on Dec 10, 2016 at 11:48 pm
Tesla cars self driving system offers solution to sleepy drivers!
Posted by Reader
a resident of another community
on Dec 11, 2016 at 8:28 am
a resident of another community
on Dec 11, 2016 at 8:28 am
"No wonder pedestrian fatality rates are soaring."
This statement is incorrect. According to the IIHS, pedestrian fatality rates have decreased since 1975. There is a more recent trend in rising fatalities since 2009, but using the term "soaring" is hyperbole.
Read the facts, not blather from resident (Old Mountain View) who does know understand what he/she claims.
Web Link
Source: IIH
Posted by resident
a resident of Old Mountain View
on Dec 11, 2016 at 9:36 am
a resident of Old Mountain View
on Dec 11, 2016 at 9:36 am
I'm talking about pedestrian fatality rates in the last 8 years (since the invention of the iphone), not the last 50 years. Unfortunately, California is a leader in this trend. Here is one national news report from earlier this year "Pedestrian Fatalities Projected to Spike 10% in 2015": Web Link
Posted by AllYouCanEat
a resident of Monta Loma
on Dec 14, 2016 at 9:28 am
a resident of Monta Loma
on Dec 14, 2016 at 9:28 am
"Drivers who lack a full night's sleep greatly increase their risk of crashing, according to the AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety."
Really, is this news to anyone? I was taught this in driver's ed back in high school 1977. Man, must have been a slow news day.
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