Near-miss in the USA
Driver falls asleep while talking to girlfriend on the phone
A driver from the US state of Georgia probably has his girlfriend to thank for his life. Because she pulled him out of a microsleep just in time.
Kronen Zeitung als bevorzugte Google-Quelle hinzufügen In the middle of a video call conversation, the driver of a moving car nodded off and initially showed no reaction to his girlfriend's voice. But she tried again and again to wake him up. "Wake up! Wake up! You're driving," shouted the woman on the other end of the line.
Partner as guardian angel
Fortunately, the driver then opened his eyes again and gave a hand signal to say that everything was OK. The girlfriend calmed down again and was pleased to have acted as a guardian angel. Because the journey could well have ended fatally.
USA: 100,000 accidents a year due to microsleep
According to the latest statistics from the US Automobile Association (AAA), 6400 people die every year in the United States as a result of microsleep. "Tired driving is a real health problem," says the AAA website, which speaks of around 100,000 accidents in this context.
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