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August 15, 2023

Open House 6: Nightime and Drowsy Driving Outreach

Join us virtually to learn more about the requirements needed to complete the nighttime/drowsy driving unit. Details: November 2, 2023 10:00am CT Zoom Link Meeting ID: 897 6657 1954 Password: […]

Article by Andrea Chacon / drowsy driving, events, night driving, open house

July 29, 2022

Nighttime Drowsy Driving Unit

Time to start the next unit, Nighttime/Drowsy Driving outreach. Start your sleep shocker activity and run other activities in between observations.

Article by Andrea Chacon / drowsy driving, nighttime driving

October 15, 2019

Sleep Deprived is No Way to Drive

By Waamene Yowika According to the National Sleep Foundation, about half of U.S. adult drivers admit to consistently getting behind the wheel while feeling drowsy. Driving Drowsy is a highly […]

Article by Gabriella Medina / News / drowsy, drowsy driving, drowsy driving prevention week Leave a Comment

November 13, 2018

How drowsy driving has impacted me

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By Madison Graham Let’s start out with this staggering fact: Texas leads the nation in drowsy driving related deaths. In 2016, 6,000 people died due to fatigued driving. The crazy […]

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November 12, 2013

Teens are more likely to drive drowsy

Most teens need 9.25 hours of sleep a night, so make it a rule and habit to turn off electronics and the lights by 10:30pm, then bump it to 10pm, then 9:45pm. That way, if you have to wake up by 7am you will get plenty of sleep. If you need to wake up earlier, then get to bed earlier. Not every teen needs this much sleep, so you can make changes so it’s right for you, but don’t get any less than 8.5 hours of sleep a night. You need at least this much.

Article by Stacey Tisdale / News / drowsy driving 4 Comments

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