GHSA and The National Road Safety Foundation Provide $60,000 to Support State Drowsy Driving Prevention Efforts
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
May 19, 2017
Contact: Madison Forker, mforker@ghsa.org
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Drowsy Driving Laws: Arkansas
Drowsy Driving Law
Effective 2013. Defines fatigue as being without sleep for a period in excess of 24 consecutive hours "or in the state of being asleep” (Arkansas General Assembly, 2013).
Drowsy Driving Laws: New Jersey
Drowsy Driving Law
AKA "Maggie’s Law," effective 2003. Statute deems driving “while knowingly fatigued as recklessness” and defines fatigued as “being without sleep for a period in excess of 24 consecutive hours.” (New Jersey Legislature, 2002).
The National Road Safety Foundation, Inc.
GHSA has teamed up with The National Road Safety Foundation, Inc. (NRSF) to address both drowsy driving and speeding.
Drowsy Driving
Drowsy driving is dangerous for a variety of reasons. Research shows that nearly 83.6 million sleep-deprived people are in the workplace, at school or driving on the road.
GHSA to Fund State Drowsy Driving Programs Through National Road Safety Foundation Grant
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
November 3, 2016
Contact: Madison Forker, mforker@ghsa.org
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Drowsy Driving Activities
To call attention to the problem of drowsy driving, the Iowa Department of Transportation (IDOT) now includes reminders about the dangers of driving drowsy on its 80 variable message signs located on highways across the state.
Wake Up Call! Understanding Drowsy Driving and What States Can Do
This comprehensive, first-of-its-kind report examines the cause and effect of drowsy driving as well as how states and others can best address it.
New Report Spotlights Dangers of Drowsy Driving
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
August 8, 2016
Contact: Kara Macek, kmacek@ghsa.org
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