MONITORING OPERATOR ALERTNESS

The loss of alertness or drowsiness on the roadway constitutes a significant health problem in America. Statistically, loss of alertness or drowsy driving on the highways has been identified as a contributing factor in only about 1.6% of all motor vehicle crashes per year. That 1.6% translates into about 100,000 crashes per year, including 1,500 fatalities. However, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) believes these occurrences to be under reported. In general, and for a number of reasons, many drowsy drivers go undetected. NHTSA has two major drowsiness-related activities. The first one is education based and involves a public information campaign on the role of fatigue in highway crashes. The second activity relates to technology. A drowsy driver technology program is underway to develop, test, and evaluate a drowsiness detection and warning system for commercial motor vehicle drivers.

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  American Trucking Associations

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  Alexandria, VA  United States  22314-4686
• Authors:
  • Hitchcock, R J
• Conference:
  • Managing Fatigue in Transportation
  • Location: Tampa, Florida
  • Date: 1997-4-29 to 1997-4-30
• Publication Date: 1998

Language

• English

Media Info

• Pagination: p. 133-136

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Alertness; Commercial vehicles; Countermeasures; Detectors; Fatalities; Fatigue (Physiological condition); Public information programs; Sleep deprivation; Technology; Traffic crashes; Truck drivers; Warning devices
• Identifier Terms: U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
• Subject Areas: Highways; Safety and Human Factors; I83: Accidents and the Human Factor;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00789174
• Record Type: Publication
• ISBN: 0865875162
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Mar 27 2000 12:00AM