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Thousands lay asleep on Okinawan roads last year

Published 19 August 2020
By Kieran Ahuja
Okinawa, the smallest island that makes up Japan, is experiencing an epidemic of people lying down to sleep on its roads.
Lack of sleep makes drivers as dangerous as drunks

Lack of sleep makes drivers as dangerous as drunks

Drivers who lose one or two hours of sleep the night before taking to the road face double the normal risk of crashing their cars.
Published 14 December 2016