A microsleep is a light, involuntary sleep lasting from a few seconds to half a minute. Here are seven statistics relating to this potentially deadly and not-uncommon occurrence. Here are seven statistics on micro-sleeps:

1. Of 1,000 drivers interviewed, 45 percent of men admitted to having experienced microsleeps while behind the wheel, while 22 per cent of female drivers admitted to doing so. (Brake Road Safety Charity, United Kingdom)
2. You won’t know when you are having a microsleep, but a telltale sign that you’ve just had one is suddenly snapping into alertness with a jerk of your head.
3. Five things you should […]

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