Lorry drivers who drink coffee 'cut their crash risk'

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http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-21841825


Four mugs or eight cups of coffee contain 400mg of caffeine which is the recommended adult daily limit

Long-distance lorry drivers who drink coffee have fewer road traffic accidents, research suggests.

Australian investigators say they found the link while comparing 530 heavy goods vehicle drivers who had recently been in a crash with 517 who had not.

Coffee and other beverages containing the stimulant caffeine cut crash risk, probably because they boost alertness, the British Medical Journal reported.

Road safety experts stressed caffeine was no substitute for sleep.

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1. Why is this news coming from the UK?

The whole island is only 837 miles, from Land's End to the farthest (or is it furthest?) point in Scotland. Drive any longer distance, and the tyres get wet.

So, have a cuppa tea, a scone or two, and hit the road!

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2. The investigation was done in Australia

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3. Where the roads are so straight long and flat that they have to deliberately bend them.

To help keep drivers from just zoning out.

Meth used to be the drug of choice for long haul trucking.