Research into blood-testing tired drivers could pave way for legislation

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New research into driver tiredness could yield potential prosecutions for inattentive, sleepy drivers.


A new blood test is being developed by Australian researchers to detect a person’s level of tiredness, with a view of applying potential prosecutions to drivers over a “tiredness limit.”

Reported first by The Guardian newspaper, as part of a study commissioned by the Australian government’s Office of Road Safety, researchers have uncovered findings which…

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