DROWSINESS AND DRIVING: PRELIMINARY REPORT OF A POPULATION SURVEY

THE STUDY WAS DESIGNED TO TEST THE HYPOTHESES THAT DROWSINESS AT THE WHEEL IS A BEHAVIORAL PHENOMENON EXPERIENCED BY A SIGNIFICANT PORTION OF THE DRIVING POPULATION, AND THAT IT IS A CONTRIBUTING CASUAL FACTOR IN VEHICULAR ACCIDENTS. THE QUESTIONNAIRE, ASKED OF 1500 APPLICANTS FOR LICENSE RENEWAL, IS REPRODUCED, AND FREQUENCY DISTRIBUTION OF ANSWERS, BY PERCENTAGE, IS PRESENTED. RESPONSES TO SEVERAL QUESTIONS WERE ALSO ARRAYED ACROSS DEMOGRAPHIC AND PERSONAL CHARACTERISTICS OF THE POPULATION. /AUTHOR/

• Supplemental Notes:
  • Rept No SAE 730121
• Corporate Authors:

  Duke University

  Department of Civil Engineering
  Durham, NC  United States  27706
• Authors:
  • Tilley, D H
  • Erwin, C W
  • Gianturco, D T
• Publication Date: 1973

Media Info

• Features: References; Tables;
• Pagination: 7 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Driving; Drowsiness; Questionnaires; Traffic crashes
• Uncontrolled Terms: Motor vehicle accidents
• Subject Areas: Highways; Safety and Human Factors;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00224277
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Highway Safety Research Institute
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Jul 8 1973 12:00AM