There are risks in drowsy driving.  Do you know what they are?

Have you ever gotten drowsy while driving and, no matter what you try, have those little episodes when you fall asleep for a split second? This is called microsleep and accounts for a significant number of traffic fatalities. The cause of thirty percent of automotive accidents and fatalities is driver fatigue. Incidents of microsleep and drowsiness resulting from sleep apnea often result in losing control of the automobile and are very common.  Injury and fatality related to traffic crashes is a significant factor in the overall premature loss of life and human suffering in the United States (US). In the US over 40,000 people are killed in motor vehicle crashes and greater than 3,000,000 are injured every year. Driver fatigue has been identified as a major causative factor (Harris, 1977; Thyge, 1986; Hamelin, 1987). Driver fatigue and associated performance deficits are experienced universally and can result in significant social, financial, and human costs (Durmer, et al, 2005). There are over 1500 deaths, 70,000 injuries, and $12 billion in financial losses annually in the US that are attributed to driver fatigue. Single vehicle crashes often take place in uncritical traffic scenarios and are often the result of drivers’ drowsiness and inattention (Horne & Reyner, 1995; Kozak, et al, 2005). The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) estimated that police cite driver drowsiness as the precipitating factor of nearly 100,000 motor vehicle crashes reported in the US annually (Royal, 2002). The National Sleep Foundation (NSF) reported that more than one-half of adult drivers surveyed indicated that they had driven while drowsy in the past year and that nearly one in five had fallen asleep while behind the wheel of a motor vehicle.

 

We have invented a device that you can wear on the leg while you are driving that will keep you awake and prevents microsleep. The device has unambiguous test data proving enhanced driver alertness and an accredited lab demonstrated the effects. Although it is not intended to keep you awake for extended periods of time (no one should go without sleep for excessive periods), the Cold Diffusion Fatigue Fighter (CDFF) will help you make it safely to the next rest stop and might just save your life!