WORK AND SLEEP/REST FACTORS ASSOCIATED WITH DRIVING WHILE DROWSY EXPERIENCES AMONG LONG-DISTANCE TRUCK DRIVERS

A roadside survey of long-distance truck drivers in New York State determined the prevalence of sleepiness-related driving and associated job and sleep/rest factors. 25.4% of drivers fell asleep while driving a truck in the past year; 65.7% at least occasionally drove drowsy in the past month. Job and sleep/rest factors associated with these risky behaviors included type of carrier, violating hours-of-service regulations, tight delivery schedules, irregular work/rest schedules, and driving at night. Drivers believed that requiring realistic shipping schedules, education about "dangerous" drowsiness, and advance scheduling information for drivers would be most useful in reducing drowsiness.

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• Authors:
  • McCartt, A T
  • Hammer, M C
  • FULLER, S Z
• Conference:
  • 41st Annual Association for the Advancement of Automotive Medicine Conference
  • Location: Orlando, Florida
  • Date: 1997-11-10 to 1997-11-11
• Publication Date: 1997

Language

• English

Media Info

• Features: References; Tables;
• Pagination: p. 95-108
• Serial:
  • Publication of: ASSOCIATION FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF AUTOMOTIVE MEDICINE
  • Publisher: Association for the Advancement of Automotive Medicine (AAAM)
  • ISSN: 0892-6484

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Drowsiness; Fatigue (Physiological condition); Hours of labor; Motor carriers; Night; Regulations; Rest periods; Schedules; Shipping; Sleep; Truck drivers; Trucking safety; Work rules
• Subject Areas: Freight Transportation; Highways; Law; Marine Transportation; Motor Carriers; Safety and Human Factors; I83: Accidents and the Human Factor;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00767344
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS, ATRI
• Created Date: Aug 9 1999 12:00AM