New Orleans (WGNO) – As investigators in Germany continue to gather clues to figure out why Germanwings co-pilot Andreas Lubitz allegedly flew a jet full of passengers into a mountain, frequent flyer Brian Hennessy says he has complete confidence in aviation safety. “I would get on a Lufthansa flight tomorrow,” he said. In fact, Hennessy isn’t […]
POLICE have discovered cowboy truckies are exploiting a loophole in the law and driving for more than 16 hours a day. The latest Victoria Police drug-testing figures also reveal those rogue operators are increasingly using stimulant drugs such as ice and speed to keep them awake so they can drive for excessively long periods. Det-Insp […]
“If I went back to my laboratory right now, I’d have a very difficult time trying to find data that I created and try to cross-reference it with other files,” Vela said. “These labs experience a lot of turnover. Eventually, that data over time becomes inaccessible to us.” Vela put the research aside and made […]
We all know about some of the most hazardous things you can do behind the wheel: drinking, texting, driving recklessly, and the like. But have you considered that the most dangerous thing you might do is get in your car and drive too late at night? Fatigued, or drowsy driving is just as dangerous as […]
In new guidance, the American Nurses Association recommends limiting the number of hours the average nurse works to reduce the risk of mistakes that can endanger patients’ lives. The dangers of fatigue in various industries got a lot of fresh attention in 2014, particularly after the late-night crash thatnearly took the life of comedic actor […]
A lawmaker has proposed a nine-hour daily driving limit to deal with fatigue among public utility drivers. “Driver fatigue is among the leading causes of potentially fatal road accidents in the Philippines,” ACT-CIS party-list Rep. Samuel Pagdilao, Jr. said in his House Bill 5271 or “An Act providing daily driving limits for trucks, buses and […]
ROCKY MOUNT, N.C. — Driver fatigue contributed to a wreck Wednesday that shut down Interstate 95 in Nash County for hours and left boxes of ramen noodles strewn across the road, the North Carolina State Highway Patrol said Thursday. Troopers said the driver, Albert Larry Scholting, 60, of St. Petersburg, Fla., was charged with reckless […]
•Accidentally tailgating other vehicles. •Missing traffic signs. When faced with fatigue, AAA urges drivers to find a safe place to pull over if experiencing any of the drowsy driving symptoms. To remain alert and be safer behind the wheel, AAA suggests: “Drowsy driving is a serious traffic safety problem and this new research confirms that,” […]
Body clocks rule our lives, determining everything from how we sleep and the way our brain works, to the likelihood of a us ever having a heart attack. However, leading scientists are warning that as our lives become busier, we are increasingly ignoring it potentially causing serious consequences to our health. As part of the […]
Society has become “supremely arrogant” in ignoring the importance of sleep, leading researchers have told the BBC’s Day of the Body Clock. Scientists from Oxford, Cambridge, Harvard, Manchester and Surrey universities warn cutting sleep is leading to “serious health problems”. They say people and governments need to take the problem seriously. Cancer, heart disease, type-2 […]
