The number of accidents caused by drowsy driving continues to mount. According to the National Sleep Foundation's Sleep in America poll, 60% of Americans have driven while feeling sleepy and 37% admit to actually having fallen asleep at the wheel in the past year.
Jumbo jets today carry hundreds of passengers. Those passengers put their lives in the hands of the men who fly the plane. Just how secure would those passengers feel if they knew the pilot was asleep?
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