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长途驾驶喝咖啡有助减少车祸
Long-distance lorry drivers who drink coffee have fewer road traffic accidents,
research suggests.
研究发现,喝咖啡的长途货车司机出车祸的次数较少。
Australian investigators s ay they found the link while comparing 530 heavy goods
vehicle drivers who had recently been in a crash with 517 who had not.
Coffee and other beverage s containing the stimulant caffeine cut crash risk,
probably be cause they boost alert ness, the British M edical Journal reported.
Road safety experts stressed caffeine was no substitute for sleep.
In the study, more than a third said they drank caffeinated beverages and half of
thes e said they did so in order to stay awake.
The drivers who consumed caffeine to keep them from n odding off behind the wheel
were 63% less likely to crash than drivers who had no caffeine.
This was after adjusting for factors such as age, sleep patterns, kilometres driven,
breaks taken and night-driving schedules.
Nap advice
If the driver had a poor track record of crashes in the past fi ve years this had
an impact on their likelihoo d of having another crash, raising their risk by 81%.
About 70% of the drivers in the study said they stopped for a nap when they were
tired - something that road safety e xperts strongly recommend.
Lead researcher Lisa Sharwood and colleagues from the University of Sydney say while
it is clear that tired drivers should be taking breaks, it still not clear what
activities benefit them most during these breaks - napping or drinking coffee.
"The varying extent to which activities such as taking a nap, drinking a cup of coffee,
or going for a short walk contribute to subsequent vigilance behind the wheel are
not well understood and are therefore recommended for further study," they say.
UK road safety experts say the only real cur e for fatigue is sleep.
A spokesman for the Department for Transport said: "Driving tired significantly
increases the risk of an acc ident so we encourage drivers to ensure they are properly
rested before climbing behind the wheel.
"Drivers should get a good night's sleep, plan sufficient breaks and pull over if
th ey feel tired.
"The Highway Code is clear that the most effective way to counter sleepiness while
driv ing is to have, for example, two caffeinated drinks and take a short nap."