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More than 1500 deaths annually. being awake for more than 20 hours can cause impairment equal to a blood alcohol level of 0 .08 percent, the legal limit. >> similar to alcohol intoxication, your responses and data processing speed would be slower. >> 20% of accidents include droizy drivers. and no sleep means bad moves on the road. aweek for 21 hours, i got behind the wheel. i drove the 2.2 mile test track at virginia tech transportation institute. nearly an hour later, cameras installed inside the car captured my eye movements. slow blinking, one indication of a drowsy driver. >> let's turn, ...