‘Tiny naps’ while driving leading cause of road accidents


KUALA LUMPUR: A sudden or short period of sleep, better known as microsleep, is closely linked to the daily performance of a human being, said an expert from Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia (UKM) Centre for Research in Psychology and Human Wellbeing Prof Dr Rozmi Ismail.

He said this involuntary napping usually occurs among people who are working and driving long-distance.

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