Announcement: Drowsy Driving Prevention Week - November 6-13, 2016.
Drowsy Driving Prevention Week, the National Sleep Foundation's annual campaign to educate the public about the hazards of driving while sleepy, will be observed November 6-13, 2016. A report released by the AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety in 2014 concluded that drowsy drivers were involved in an estimated 21% of fatal crashes, based on a nationally representative sample of motor vehicle crashes during 2009-2013 (1).
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