Sleep deprivation is emerging as a serious public safety threat on Philippine roads. Medical experts warn that drowsy driving—particularly the phenomenon known as “microsleep”—can impair reflexes and judgment as severely as alcohol SLEEP deprivation is the primary trigger for microsleep, says Dr. Chang, when a person consistently gets less than six to seven hours of sleep per night. This creates a growing “sleep debt” that the body will eventually try to repay, often during dangerous moments The more you push your body to stay awake, especially when in a very monotonous situation, your brain will suddenly look for sleep Certain groups remain especially vulnerable, including shift workers, commercial drivers, and young motorists. Teenagers and young adults, Dr. Chang added, often combine poor sleep habits with limited driving experience, heightening accident risks. motorist is advised to “pull over” on the road shoulder to take a nap if physically tired or lacks sleep. The episodes were recently launched during the Metro Manila Film Festival parade and is now being shown on the MMDA LED billboard along EDSA and may run starting January next year in movie houses. During these episodes, he said drivers lose reflexes, awareness, and memory. “So literally, you’re sleeping. You have no reflexes, no memory of what happened, and you become very unresponsive. Putting two and two together, then probably we have the biggest incidence of road accidents due to drowsy driving in the region as well.”
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