A motorist from the American state of Georgia probably owes his life to his girlfriend. Because she woke him up from his microsleep just in time.
In the middle of a video call, the driver of a moving car fell asleep and initially did not respond to his girlfriend’s voice. But she tried to wake him up again and again. “Wake up! Wake up! ‘You’re driving now,’ the woman on the other end of the line shouted.
Partner as guardian angel
Fortunately, the driver then opened his eyes again and signaled with his hand that everything was okay. The friend calmed down again and was happy that he had served as a guardian angel. Because the journey could have had a fatal ending.
US: 100,000 accidents per year due to microsleep
According to current statistics from the US Automobile Association AAA, 6,400 people die every year in the United States due to microsleep. “Driving limply is a real health problem,” says the AAA website, which reports about 100,000 related accidents.
Source: Krone
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