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stouffviue suntribune saturday aug 11 2007 7 drowsy drivers loath simple solution pull overtake a nap many of us fall asleep behind wheel study reveals byseanpearce staff writer weve all done it one moment youre driving along late at night or early in the morning when suddenly those heavy eyelids droop closed a second later your head snaps up you blink a few times and try to shake the sleep put of your eyes one second youre scanning hwy 404 looking for aurora road the next youre taking the next exit to slumberland youre hardly alone new research from the traffic injury research foundation shows nearly 13 million ontarians spent get a good nighf s sleep before plan ahead take regular breaks when driving for long periods and drive during daylight hours if possible york regional police sgt brad bulmer at least a second or two asleep at the wheel in the past year in fact of those more than 100000 took a rolling respite on five or more occasions thats a significant worry for foundation research associate ward vanlaar the number of fatigued and drowsy drivers in ontario is a mat ter of major concern because of the elevated crash risk they pose mr vanlaar said these drivers accounted for 55 million driving trips during which they fell asleep or nodded off the poll suggests the number of drivers involved in a drowsy or fatigued accident may be as high as 167000 and that doesnt include near misses many drivers polled said they had to brake hard or swerve to avoid a collision upon awakening its a difficult problem to tackle mr vanlaar said because with impaired driving and speeding grabbing most of our collected attentions drowsy driv ing barely registers of course there are many reasons why those in the poll were exhausted in the first place these included a lack of sleep the night before lengthy trips and excessive driving stints just to name a few ontarians also try a number of ways to combat drowsiness such as opening windows listening to the radio caffeine eating singing and even slapping or pinching them selves the best strategy mr van laar said is napping but most of those in the study shunned the idea of stopping to grab some shuteye drowsy driving is indeed a prob lem that needs to be addressed on york regions roads york regional police sgt brad bulmer said fatigue is an issue he said weve seen collisions occur as a result of excessive fatigue york regional police have launched a campaign in place called operation stay focused that aims to keep drivers paying attention to the road ahead and away from dis tractions such as cellphones sgt bulmer said part of the blitz includes issuing a wakeup call to drowsy drivers its not always the easiest thing to spot but there are certainly signs a diver might be suffering from fatigue behind the wheel in those cases sgt bulmer encour ages other motorists to call 911 and report the vehicle as they would for a suspected impaired driver it could save a life we could get our officers out and find the driver is not impaired hes just finished working an 18- hourday and hes exhausted sgt bulmer said thats a concern too the fix to the problem is thank fully quite easy mr vanlaar said get a good nighfs sleep before plan ahead take regular breaks when driving for long periods and drive during daylight hours if pos sible he said adrien arreu at the bay total relaxation back arms handc massage facial makeover plus a bonus thebay 170 value your treatment includes 1 we start with a head to toe total relaxation massage back arms hands to increase the energy and enhance skin glovv stimulating massage face neck decollete active cleansing for face neck decollete steaming rnist purifying skin treatment allover firming and tightening masque skin hydration with a blend of 6 plant extracts and 3 vitamtrfs plus makeup application yolir bonus with the purchase of your face body treatment you will receive fullsize clear even skintone complex a blend of natural extracts of fruit acids timerelease 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