Sleepy drivers could soon be blood tested and prosecuted for getting behind the wheel while tired.
A new blood test could pave the way for new laws against drowsy motorists who cause car crashes due to a lack of sleep, it has been reported. According to the Guardian, research funded by the Australian Government Office of Road Safety could be the catalyst for laws that would see people prosecuted for driving while fatigued.
The report quoted Prof Steven Lockley, a sleep expert at Harvard medical school, who advises Nasa on sleep safety, as saying: “There has to be a system to check whether someone has had enough sleep, because they could be putting other people’s lives at risk."
