Micro-sleeps
Posted: Thu 9 January, 2014 Filed under: Commuting, Driving, News, People, Sleep - or lack thereof Leave a comment »If you ever wanted to be really scared by a statistic, try this one from this story from the BBC about ‘micro-sleeps’…
Of 1,000 drivers it interviewed, 45% of men admitted to micro-sleeping while driving, as did 22% of women.
A micro-sleep is an episode of light sleep lasting five to 10 seconds. The brain goes to sleep involuntarily and it is more likely to happen in a monotonous situation. People wake suddenly, often with a sharp jerk of the head.
I know I’ve driven behind people before that I’m sure were doing this – but maybe it’s more prevalent than I thought. Jesus.