SLEEP LAWS
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James Joyner | Friday, April 25, 2003 |
While I tend to decry federal regulation, this one: Truckers to get more mandatory sleep strikes me as reasonable. Indeed, I’m not sure the law goes far enough. Eleven hours of consecutive driving is rather grueling, let alone behind the wheel of a tractor-trailer rig.
About the Author: James Joyner is the publisher of Outside the Beltway and the managing editor of the Atlantic Council. He's a former Army officer, Desert Storm vet, and college professor with a PhD in political science from The University of Alabama. He lives just outside the Beltway in Alexandria, Virginia.
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