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  Anonymous Coward, 6 Aug 2003 @ 1:59am

  
  

  Trucker Alley

  Shouldn't surprise you at all, given its location as an East Coast artery for I-95. If you grew up back East, you've heard the cliche about asking NJ residents "which exit do you live off of?" We can't have sleepy truckers squashing NJ-ites left and right.
  
  
  

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  Glenn, 6 Aug 2003 @ 7:31am

  
  

  Doctors

  My understanding is that doctors-to-be, as part of their training and residency, regularly do 24 hour or longer shifts. While I don't really envision a scenario where a whole bunch of doctors are ticketed/arrested for sleepy driving, you gotta wonder if the ruling would hold in that scenario.

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    Anonymous Coward, 6 Aug 2003 @ 8:00am

    
    

    Re: Doctors

    What I want to know is, if it's not okay to merely drive while drowsy, why is it okay for a doctor to practice medicine in these marathon sessions while sleep-deprived?

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      Anonymous Coward, 6 Aug 2003 @ 9:06am

      
      

      Re: Doctors

      Its' ok for doctors because the AMA is one of the
      top donators to political candidates, and wields
      a lot of clout in governmental circles. The AMA
      can instill a lot of fear in pols.
      
      Your basic truck driving guy doesn't.
      
      Besides, I think just recently the AMA changed
      its attitude on the slave-driving residency
      programs, limiting time to 80 hours a week for
      interns. I don't know if this has taken effect county-wide yet or only in certain locales.
      

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        Anonymous Coward, 6 Aug 2003 @ 10:09am

        
        

        Re: Doctors

        The 80-hour rule has been there for a long time, throughout the country. Enforcement is lax, however.
        

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