Sleepiness and road crashes: challenges of definition and measurement

This report provides a literature review of the topic of sleepiness and driving. Topics covered include the prevalence of sleepy driving, the difficulty of defining and measuring sleepiness-related crashes, the effects of sleepiness on laboratory measures related to driving performance, the effects of sleepiness on driving performance as measured by driving simulators or on-road studies, and issues related to the measurement of sleepiness (both subjectively-reported and objective measures). Recommendations for countermeasures and future research are made.

• Record URL:
  • http://casr.adelaide.edu.au/publications/list/?id=1225
• Availability:
  • Find a library where document is available. Order URL: http://worldcat.org/isbn/9781921645198
• Corporate Authors:

  University of Adelaide

  Centre for Automotive Safety Research (CASR)
  Adelaide, South Australia  Australia  5005
• Authors:
  • Grigo, J A
  • Baldock, M R
• Publication Date: 2011-7

Language

• English

Media Info

• Pagination: 33p
• Serial:
  • Issue Number: CASR082

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Crash causes; Driver performance; Drivers; Human factors; Literature reviews; Measurement
• Uncontrolled Terms: Safe systems (road users)
• Geographic Terms: Australia
• ATRI Terms: Human fatigue
• ITRD Terms: 1661: Accident prevention; 2222: Fatigue (human)
• Subject Areas: Safety and Human Factors; I83: Accidents and the Human Factor;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01351528
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: ARRB
• ISBN: 9781921645198
• Files: ITRD, ARRB, ATRI
• Created Date: Sep 14 2011 8:34AM