Resources

The agencies and organizations listed below can provide more information on drowsy driving and links to numerous other resources.

• National Highway Traffic Safety Administration:
  • Asleep at the Wheel: A Nation of Drowsy Drivers Forum (NHTSA, 2016a).
  • Drowsy Driving Research and Program Plan – DOT HS 812 252 (NHTSA, 2016b).
  • Drowsy Driving – www.nhtsa.gov/risky-driving/drowsy-driving
  • Behavioral Safety Research Reports – https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov
• Governors Highway Safety Association: www.ghsa.org
  • Wake Up Call! Understanding Drowsy Driving and What States Can Do (GHSA, 2016).
• National Transportation Safety Board: www.ntsb.gov/safety/mwl/Documents/2017-18/2017MWL-FctSht-Fatigue-H.pdf (overview) and www.ntsb.gov/safety/safety-alerts/Documents/SA_061.pdf (drowsy driving risks for teen drivers)
• National Safety Council: www.nsc.org/road-safety/safety-topics/fatigued-driving
• National Conference of State Legislatures: www.ncsl.org/research/transportation/summaries-of-current-drowsy-driving-laws.aspx
• National Sleep Foundation: www.sleepfoundation.org and www.sleep.org
• Insurance Institute for Highway Safety: www.iihs.org
• AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety: www.aaafoundation.org
• Network of Employers for Traffic Safety: www.trafficsafety.org

Key terms

• GDL: Graduated driver licensing, a three-phase system for beginning drivers consisting of a learner’s permit, a provisional license, and a full license. A learner’s permit allows driving only while supervised by a fully licensed driver. A provisional license allows unsupervised driving under certain restrictions.
• NCSDR: National Center for Sleep Disorders Research.
• NSF: National Sleep Foundation.

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