March 6, 2012

Sleep In America Poll Shows that Planes, Trains, Trucks, Buses and Taxis Are Driven by Sleepy People

By Dr. Anuj Chandra, M.D., D.ABSM

Pilots and train operators hold hundreds of lives in their hands every day. But, according to a new poll, they themselves say they are not getting enough sleep and it is affecting their job performance.

This year's Sleep In America poll by the National Sleep Foundation is the first poll to ask transportation professionals -- including pilots and train operators, as well as truckers, and bus/taxi/limo drivers -- about how they sleep and whether it affects their work performance.