DRIVING FATIGUE

Fatigue is a common experience usually associated in the public mind with prolonged work. Research on the subject over some sixty years has, however, produced conflicting evidence on the nature of fatigue and it is therefore not surprising that scientists still differ on its definition. Nevertheless, political decisions of far-reaching importance have to be made in the hope of controlling the effects of fatigue on road safety. An attempt is made to present a scientific understanding of fatigue, from which it appears that some of our current legislation on professional drivers' hours of work is actually counterproductive.

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• Corporate Authors:

  Pergamon Press, Incorporated

  Maxwell House, Fairview Park
  Elmsford, NY  United States  10523
• Authors:
  • BROWN, I D
• Publication Date: 1982

Media Info

• Features: Figures; References; Tables;
• Pagination: p. 83-90
• Serial:
  • ENDEAVOR
  • Volume: 6
  • Issue Number: 2
  • Publisher: Elsevier Science
  • ISSN: 0160-9327

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Drivers; Highway safety; Hours of labor; Laws; Physiological fatigue; Professional drivers
• Subject Areas: Highways; Law; Safety and Human Factors; I83: Accidents and the Human Factor;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00385112
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
• Report/Paper Numbers: HS-035 747
• Files: HSL, TRIS, USDOT
• Created Date: May 30 1984 12:00AM