What percent of US drivers drove last month so tired they could barely keep their eyes open?
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20% of US drivers say they drove in the past 30 days while so tired they had trouble keeping their eyes open. 95% call it very or extremely dangerous, and only 26% think police would ever catch them. AAA testing found that driving on under 5 hours of sleep quadruples your crash risk, matching the impairment level of driving legally drunk.
95% of US drivers say drowsy driving is dangerous. 20% did it anyway in the past month.
Source: AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety (2025 Traffic Safety Culture Index) · checked Jun 2026