Our obsession with sleep is doing more harm than good – and ignores the real problem | Barbara Speed

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A dystopian-sounding new test threatens drivers with a ‘legal sleep limit’, but first we need to understand why a good night’s rest is impossible for some, says Barbara Speed, a Guardian Opinion deputy editor

by the union Unite found that almost a third of surveyed HGV drivers said they had fallen asleep behind the wheel, and two-thirds blamed the long working days demanded by their employers. The union said there was a “chronic shortage” of truck stop facilities to allow proper rest, and that deaths of HGV drivers in accidents – of which there had been around 20 per year in the previous five years – were not properly investigated or logged as workplace deaths.

Or, as is more likely, the culture of personal blame could balloon further. Driving for 15 hours a day? Perhaps try a lavender sleep spray. Two toddlers, : have you considered a £1,000 mattress? Nurses covering a double shift in a short-staffed hospital – did you use your phone before bed? Try harder – I’d hate to have to sleepalyse you.

 

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