Scientists have concretely demonstrated the effect of sleeplessness on traffic accidents. Even getting 4-5 hours of sleep in the last 24 hours increases the risk of an accident at a very high rate.
One-fifth of traffic accidents today are due to fatigue. One of the main causes of fatigue in drivers can be seen as not getting enough sleep. Alright, Does sleep time really affect traffic accidents?
Although most of us would answer ‘Yes’ to this question with our eyes closed, a scientific answer was presented to the question. Madeline Sprajcer and Drew Manson of CQUniversity reviewed 61 studies to date. The effect of less sleep on accidents showed.
4-5 hours of sleep increases the risk of accident by 2 times:
Data from studies show that 4-5 hours of sleep in the last 24 hours is achieved. doubles the risk of accident revealed. Moreover for every 1 hour of sleep lost This risk has been reported to increase. So much so that some studies have shown that 0-4 hours of sleep increases the risk of an accident up to 15 times.
Of course, it is almost impossible to impose a penalty that will somehow deter people from insomnia in order to prevent fatigue. As a matter of fact, the causes behind insomnia can also be highly variable. The most basic thing to do in this situation individuals to act responsibly.
The research has been published in Nature and Science of Sleep.
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