One of every three drivers is in the evening and at night and less alert behind the wheel, which makes 30 per cent more at risk of accidents, to walk, according to a Monday, it published a study by the Flemish Foundation for Traffic knowledge (VSV).
The study is part of a new prevention campaign against drowsy driving, which also allows the user to@Work, a so-called a spin-off of the University of Groningen, and to cooperate.
to this End, in december, speekseltests of directors taken between 22.00 and 2.00 a.m. they were on their way.
the saliva, which was analyzed and examined for the presence of the hormone melatonin. This hormone is released, as soon as the light exposure is less, but the body is usually a signal to go to sleep.
a Lot of drivers make incorrect assessments of their own responsiveness
According to the survey results, it appears that one out of every three local board members actually have on the go, and it is for the body, you need to wait for the so-called biological night. At the hotel, after midnight, is still on the way, according to the melatoninegehalte in half of the cases in which they are in the biological night and morning.
According to the Institute for the Scientific Investigation of road Safety (SWOV) has cause a problem for drivers, because it can lead to reduced capacity and lower handelingsbereidheid”.
Still, said just 9 per cent of the participants in the Flemish study, is that they are less alert to being, and leading to a wrong estimate, according to the researchers. Seven out of the approximately 350 board members have said that they almost fell asleep during the ride. Even though this is 2 per cent, only a small minority of people, it is the most dangerous of the group.
Coffee and powernaps
The Flemish minister for Mobility and Lydia Smith responded immediately, the initial results of the study by stating that “sleepiness at the wheel is an underestimated problem, especially during the late stages.”
finally, She underscored the recommendations of the study given the importance of coffee, and the so-called powernaps have to stress for those who are still on the road to just before midnight.
this may sound like a cliché, but the researchers note that only 49 per cent of motorists in the Flanders, from the effects of a short-slaappauze know. The effect of coffee, with just 21 per cent of the directors are well-known.
The ESL will have until 1 march to conduct a campaign against the lethargy in the movement.
