The stark dangers of driving tired were highlighted in new research
published earlier in the month by [UK] Road Safety Minister David Jamieson.

The research on selected motorways and trunk roads [in Britain] shows that:

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   17% of road crashes resulting in *any injury* or death were sleep
   related; **
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   One quarter of all road crashes that caused death or *serious injury* were
   sleep related; **
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   85% of drivers causing sleep related crashes were men;
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   67% of sleep related crashes were caused by car drivers and 32% were
   caused by drivers of good vehicles;
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   While road crashes occur mostly on Fridays, these sleep related crashes
   occurred least on Fridays and mostly on Mondays.