Hasnain says:

"Getting five or six hours of sleep—substantial by many physicians’ self-standards—can leave drivers impaired to a degree that’s similar to drunkenness. That’s according to findings of a study released this month from the AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety: Drivers who sleep only five or six hours in a 24-hour period are twice as likely to crash as those who got seven or more.

The finding led AAA’s director of Traffic Safety Advocacy and Research Jake Nelson to recommend on NPR: “If you have not slept seven or more hours in a given 24-hour period, you really shouldn't be behind the wheel of a car.”

So, should you be performing neurosurgery?"

Posted on 2016-12-20T20:55:52+0000