Safety Rollbacks May Cause More Driver Fatigue
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Drowsy Driving is a popular subject on this blog. This is due to the fact that we want to inform as many people as possible about this dangerous problem. It's a very important issue, especially today. Congress recently suspended some safety regulations that could increase driver fatigue.

Drowsy Driving

Drowsy driving was responsible for 72,000 crashes, 44,000 injuries and 800 deaths in 2013, according to the NHTSA. This number is underestimated because there is no way to confirm what an accident is caused by.

According to an Australian study, being awake for 18 hours produced an impairment equal to a blood alcohol concentration (BAC) of .05, and .10 after 24 hours. A BAC of .08 is considered legally drunk.

Safety Rollbacks

New regulations have been blocked and as a result, drowsy driving will increase. According to current federal regulations, truck drivers must take a 34-hour break between work weeks. Congress recently suspended a new rule blocking the drivers from getting back on the road from 1 AM to 5 AM after this 34-hour break.

Rear View Safety offers the RVS-330 Vuemate Driver Fatigue System to alert driver’s when they begin to show the first symptoms of drowsiness so they can stop the problem before it becomes dangerous.

A SafeWise review of our Vuemate Driver Fatigue System can be seen here.

Please get the proper amount of sleep before you drive and be aware of this issue.