Each year in Australia, more than 1,300 Australians are killed on our roads and over 32,000 are seriously injured.  One cause for these tragic numbers is sleepy driving. Driving a vehicle or riding a motorbike requires  perception, good judgement, responsiveness and a reasonable physical capability.

Sleep researchers explain the growing dangers of a ‘sleep debt’ which can very quickly add up. Sleeping as little as six hours a night for 12 days is similar to the dangers of cognitive and performance decline in being awake for 24 hours straight.  And being awake for 24-25 is tantamount to having the same impairment as someone who has a blood alcohol level of 0.1 percent, which is twice the legal limit.