Sleep driving
Sleep driving,[1] also known as sleepwalk driving,[2] is a rare phenomenon where the person drives a motor vehicle while they are sleepwalking. If stopped by police, sleepwalk-drivers are totally incapable of having any interaction with the police, if they are still sleepwalking during the event.[3] Sleepwalk-driving can occur to people who normally don't experience sleepwalking, since some medications, especially zolpidem and eszopiclone, can cause sleepwalking as unwanted side effect.[4]
Cases
A case of a fatal hit-and-run accident involving the driver claiming to be sleep-driving has been recorded. However, no evidence of the claims could be found by a sleep expert during the following trial.[5][6]
See also
- Drowsy driving
- Highway hypnosis, an altered mental state in drivers that result in them driving for significant distances, responding to stimuli in the correct manner, but with no memory of the time spent driving
References
- ^ Sobo, Frank (2004). Crumpet Strumpet. Nightengale Press. ISBN 9780974334837. Retrieved 10 July 2022.
- ^ Roman, Frank (22 September 2012). "Why Sleepwalk When You Can Sleepdrive". Thefreelibrary.com. Retrieved 10 July 2022.
- ^ Pressman, Mark R. (2 March 2011). "Sleep driving: sleepwalking variant or misuse of z-drugs?". Sleep Medicine Reviews. 15 (5): 285–292. doi:10.1016/j.smrv.2010.12.004. PMID 21367628. Retrieved 10 July 2022.
- ^ Woodbury, Emily (18 August 2021). "You've heard of sleepwalking, but what about sleep-driving?". Rv Travel. Retrieved 10 July 2022.
- ^ Russell, Mark (2 November 2021). "Expert doubts sleepwalk in fatal hit-run". Canberratimes.com.au. Retrieved 10 July 2022.
- ^ Mitchell, Georgina (2021-11-02). "Troy Grant's father 'drinking red wine, dozing in chair' before hit-and-run, court told". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 2024-08-11.