Comments on: “‘New-Car Fumes’ May Have Contributed to Hit-and-Run, Expert Says” https://www.overlawyered.com/2010/12/new-car-fumes-may-have-contributed-to-hit-and-run-expert-says/ Chronicling the high cost of our legal system Fri, 17 Dec 2010 22:25:48 +0000 hourly 1 By: Bill Poser https://www.overlawyered.com/2010/12/new-car-fumes-may-have-contributed-to-hit-and-run-expert-says/comment-page-1/#comment-110861 Fri, 17 Dec 2010 22:25:48 +0000 http://overlawyered.com/?p=20675#comment-110861 The connection to sleep apnea is probably that sleep apnea reduces the restfulness of sleep, making it more likely that the sufferer will fall asleep during the day.

As for new car fumes, I have no idea whether they make people more likely to fall asleep, but I can say that not everyone likes them. I can’t stand the smell, to the point that strong new car odor on a hot day can make me feel sick.

]]> By: Frank https://www.overlawyered.com/2010/12/new-car-fumes-may-have-contributed-to-hit-and-run-expert-says/comment-page-1/#comment-110845 Fri, 17 Dec 2010 21:26:49 +0000 http://overlawyered.com/?p=20675#comment-110845 “it should make him more culpable since he knew that he could lose consciousness and he still drove the car.”

I sort of thought this as well, but I was also thinking about what little I know about sleep apnea, which does not include a nacolepsy-like symptom of sudden sleep onset.

Sleep apnea is a condition which affects respiration while one is already asleep.

]]> By: Richard Nieporent https://www.overlawyered.com/2010/12/new-car-fumes-may-have-contributed-to-hit-and-run-expert-says/comment-page-1/#comment-110832 Fri, 17 Dec 2010 18:00:12 +0000 http://overlawyered.com/?p=20675#comment-110832 What is the point of the defense bringing up his sleep apnea? That may be the cause of his losing consciousness, but it hardly excuses his culpability for the accident. In fact, it should make him more culpable since he knew that he could lose consciousness and he still drove the car.

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