SLEEP RELATED VEHICLE ACCIDENTS

The objectives of this study were to assess the incidence, time of day, and driver morbidity associated with vehicle accidents where the most likely cause was the driver falling asleep at the wheel. Two surveys were undertaken, in southwest England and the midlands, by using police databases or on-the-spot interviews. Results showed that of all vehicle accidents to which the police were summoned, sleep related vehicle accidents comprised 16 percent on major roads in southwest England, and over 20 percent on midland motorways. About half these drivers were men under 30 years; few such accidents involved women. It was concluded that sleep-related vehicle accidents are largely dependent on the time of day and account for a considerable proportion of vehicle accidents, especially those on motorways and other monotonous roads.

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  British Medical Association

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  London WC1H 9JR,   United Kingdom 
• Authors:
  • Horne, James A
  • REYNER, L A
• Publication Date: 1995-3-4

Language

• English

Media Info

• Features: Figures;
• Pagination: p. 565-567
• Serial:
  • BMJ
  • Volume: 310
  • Issue Number: 6979
  • Publisher: British Medical Association
  • ISSN: 0959-8138
  • Serial URL: http://www.bmj.com/

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Crash causes; Drivers; Fatalities; Fatigue (Physiological condition); Periods of the day; Sleep; Traffic crashes
• Uncontrolled Terms: Morbidity
• Geographic Terms: England
• Old TRIS Terms: Vehicle accidents
• Subject Areas: Highways; Safety and Human Factors; I83: Accidents and the Human Factor;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00676976
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Apr 26 1995 12:00AM