Drive safely.
Stay alert with StopSleep
Helps maintain awareness by alerting to the first signs of a drop in concentration brought on by the on-set of driver fatigue.
on European roads, claiming more lives than speeding or alcohol.
Contrary to popular belief, it is impossible to fight sleep when driving. Stop. Revive. Survive.
However StopSleep is not a product designed to keep you awake when you are too tired to drive. If you are aware that you are too tired, you pull over and take a break. You have a cup of coffee and maybe a short nap. The problem is not necessarily about falling asleep at the wheel, the problem is that the more tired you get the harder it is to remain alert and vigilant at the wheel and to concentrate fully on driving your vehicle safely.
Unfortunately the effects of driver fatigue and accidents caused by a loss of concentration contribute to a huge percentage of accidents on Europe's roads. Most reports put the figure above 20%, higher than the number of accidents caused by alcohol or excessive speed. Whilst we know we should stop when we are too tired, we are potentially at most risk during the period leading up to taking that break, when driver fatigue has set-in and our concentration is starting to drop. These drops in concentration can be very subtle, so subtle they are imperceptible to a human being. And a drop in concentration and awareness, in modern vehicles, that are quieter and more comfortable than ever, cocooning us from our surroundings, makes it easier for us to move quickly from just a loss of awareness and concentration to 'micro-sleep' and an even greater chance of having an accident.
A recent scientific study conducted in France, showed that on a journey from Paris to Lyon, the test driver had unconsciously accumulated 6 minutes of sleep, with each period of 'micro-sleep' ranging from 1 second to a massive 6 seconds, without him having any idea it had happened. The driver felt sure he had successfully kept himself awake for the entire journey. So, although you might think you are always in complete control, it is entirely possible that even though you are doing your best to remain awake and alert, you are subconsciously, regularly, losing your concentration and awareness and slipping in to the highly dangerous state of 'micro-sleep'. Whilst you may claim you have not physically fallen asleep at the wheel, can you really claim you have remained 100% alert and in the 'present' for the entire journey ?
That is why we have designed StopSleep. Yes, StopSleep will alert you when it recognises that you are too tired to drive safely, but more importantly StopSleep will alert you as soon as it notices that you are starting to lose your concentration. StopSleep will alert at the first signs of a drop in awareness, activating even before you reach the dangerous state of 'micro-sleep' ensuring you always remain alert and safe at the wheel.
Your concentration has dropped slightly even though you may not necessarily have noticed.
Your concentration and awareness has dropped significantly.
Take a break !
Electrodermal activity on falling asleep
StopSleep has been designed to alert in case of drowsiness and drops in concentration and awareness. StopSleep should not be used as substitute for driving with due care and attention. The user is responsible for paying full attention to road conditions and under no circumstances should StopSleep be used to attempt to keep the user awake when feeling over-tired or too tired to drive safely. When driving always take regular breaksand always take a break at the first signs of fatigue or a drop in concentration. If StopSleep alerts, stop driving immediately.
Further to our study, as soon as StopSleep alerts, we recommend that driver's should immediately assess their current level of fatigue and concentration. If they recognise that they are starting to feel drowsy and their awareness has decreased they should take the most appropriate action immediately: stop driving
Presented at the Salon du Medpi in Monaco for new and advanced technologies. StopSleep generated great public interest and the jury of professionals gave the award to StopSleep. It recognised not only the benefits to the user but also to other road users and the general public at large who could be drastically affected by an accident caused by dangerous driving and driving without due care and attention through fatigue or extreme tiredness.
I have to do a lot of miles because of my job. Like many motorists, I sometimes feel tired, especially when driving long distances. I must admit that I was sceptical when my wife bought me my StopSleep, but now I wear it on my early morning trips and if I am driving late at night. Whenever I hear the second StopSleep alert, I just take a break. I don't try and fight it and have noticed it doesn't make my journey times significantly longer. Plus, my wife is reassured that I am safe on the road.
StopSleep is very useful. I noticed immediately that when it first alerts, I had unconsciously started to lose concentration and awareness. Although I did feel a little embarrassed to wear something like this on my fingers to begin with, I soon forgot about it. After 10 minutes you don't even notice it's there and doesn't affect my driving. You have to remember to charge it and to remove it when loading and unloading, but I now put it on automatically, like my seat-belt.
A few days ago, I got the fright of my life. I was driving on the motorway and unconsciously drifted on to the hard shoulder. I only woke up because a truck driver was repeatedly beeping his horn at me. It was strange, because I had my eyes wide open and my hands on the wheel, but my mind was completely somewhere else. I had to stop immediately because my legs were shaking with fear. I saw StopSleep advertised on the internet and thought I'd give it a go. It's worked brilliantly and helped me keep my concentration, especially when driving long journeys.
