Having to stop driving at night because of dangerous sleepiness – awareness, physiology and behaviour
This paper focused on the association between sleepiness and road accidents. The study described the development of physiological and behavioral sleepiness indicators, leading to an onboard expert driving instructor having to terminate a drive due to safety concerns. Subjects were eighteen participants on a motorway day drive and a night drive. Eight drivers terminated their drive early due to sleep-related imminent danger, and very high sleepiness ratings were identified immediately before termination. Subjects who terminated also showed higher levels of sleep intrusions on the electroencephalography/electro-oculography (EEG/EOG) than those who completed the drive. Significant increases of all sleepiness indicators increased on the night drive, though speed and left-lane driving was reduced. 44% of drivers were determined to be dangerously sleepy, with more sleep intrusions detected in the EEG/EOG.
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Authors:
- Åkerstedt, Torbjörn
- Hallvig, David
- Anund, Anna
- Fors, Carina
- Schwarz, Johanna
- Kecklund, Göran
- Publication Date: 2013-8
Language
- English
Media Info
- Media Type: Print
- Features: References; Tables;
- Pagination: pp 380-388
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Serial:
- Journal of Sleep Research
- Volume: 22
- Issue Number: 4
- Publisher: Blackwell Scientific Publications Limited
- ISSN: 0962-1105
- EISSN: 1365-2869
- Serial URL: http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/journal/10.1111/(ISSN)1365-2869
Subject/Index Terms
- TRT Terms: Behavior; Driving; Drowsiness; Highway safety; Human factors in crashes; Night; Nighttime crashes; Physiology; Sleep deprivation
- Uncontrolled Terms: Sleepiness
- Subject Areas: Highways; Safety and Human Factors; I83: Accidents and the Human Factor;
Filing Info
- Accession Number: 01498904
- Record Type: Publication
- Files: TRIS
- Created Date: Nov 21 2013 9:12AM