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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Tara Cobham

THE TRUTH ABOUT: New blood test could bring in law for minimum hours sleep needed to drive eaa3b472 47e9 467c abac 136dc9d342d7 - Caught on Camera

AFP

A new blood test could introduce a law for the minimum number of hours of sleep that are needed to drive.

With around one-fifth of road accidents thought to be linked to tiredness, the test would detect whether someone is too sleep-deprived to be driving and could be available in the next five years.

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