Improving Driver Alertness

Having that cup of coffee before entering bright light to drive to work can improve your driving performance and alertness of chronically sleep deprived young drivers. This was revealed in a road safety study performed by Queensland University of Technology. The findings were presented by Dr. Shamsi Shekari from QUT’s Centre for Accident Research & Road Safety at the 2016 International Conference on Traffic and Transport Psychology held in Australia.

This was co-hosted by CARRS-Q and Griffith University that brought international experts together from across the globe to share the latest in road safety research, aiming at reducing road trauma.

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