Vibrating Earpiece May Prevent Tens of Thousands of Serious Traffic Accidents and Hundreds of Fatalities on Europe's Roads Each Year.

PR Newswire Europe, February, 2007

AMSTERDAM, February 1 /PRNewswire/ -- Fatigue is the most underestimated traffic problem. Every year, traffic on EU roads results in more than 40,000 victims. Research has shown that 10 to 20% of all serious accidents are caused by overfatigue or falling asleep behind the wheel (all cases where alcohol is not a factor). Total cost of these accidents is estimated to be at least EUR 18 billion, or 0.2% of the EU's GNP.

Fatigue is a risk associated with all modes of transportation. For example, every year, hundreds of people die in fatal accidents because truck and bus ...