Busy roads and drowsy drivings make summer roads especially
dangerous.If you're hitting the road for your summer vacation
this year, one thing you'll need to contend with is dangerous
drivers. From tailgaters to clueless motorists who don't use
signals to texting teens, being alert on the road is more
important than ever. And yet many of us aren't as alert as we
should be. This was brought home recently in a tragic accident
on Cape Cod, Mass., in which a recent Yale University graduate
was killed in the middle of the afternoon when her boyfriend
fell asleep at the wheel. As it turns out, drowsy driving is
more common than you think. According to the most recent
statistics from the National Highway Traffic Safety
Administration, approximately 100,000 police-reported crashes
are the direct result of driver fatigue, causing 1,550 deaths
and 71,000 injuries each year. Perhaps the most surprising of
the study's findings is that most fatigue-related accidents or
near-accidents occur during daytime hours when roads