THE COST OF SLEEP-RELATED ROAD TRAFFIC ACCIDENTS IN THE CZECH REPUBLIC

摘要

The road traffic accidents (RTA) cause large damage on human health and life, material and environmental damages. The human resource losses represent the main component of the social costs of RTA. These total costs are estimated at per cents of GDP. The severity and effects of the sleep-related RTA are similar to the alcohol-related RTA. According to foreign studies they comprise 1 to 25% of all accidents. In the Czech Republic these data are not available, the amount of social costs of the sleep-related RTA can be estimated at billions of CZK yearly.