FATIGUE, SLEEPINESS AND REDUCED ALERTNESS AS RISK FACTORS IN DRIVING

TROTTHET, SOVNING OG REDUSERT ARVAKENHET SOM RISIKOFACTORER VED BILKJORING

A workshop given in September 2003, about driver sleepiness and fatigue, was part of the European Union project called IMMORTAL. The items presented at the workshop form the basis for this report. The topics discussed and presented at the workshop are as follows: 1) the role of fatigue and sleep in traffic accidents, and the incidence of drivers falling asleep at the wheel; 2) the clinical, medical and biological bases of sleep, 3) studies of simulations of indicators of fatigue; 4) Eyelid and eye movements as indicators of fatigue; 5) Driver warning systems (in-vehicle) to prevent drivers from falling asleep at the wheel; and 6) occupational drivers and fatigue management.

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Norwegian Institute of Transport Economics

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Authors:
- Sagberg, F
- Jackson, P
- Kruger, H-P
- Muzet, A
- Williams, A
Publication Date: 2004-12

Language

English

Media Info

Features: Appendices; Figures; References; Tables;
Pagination: 70 p.
Serial:
- Publication of: Institute of Transport Economics
- Publisher: Norwegian Institute of Transport Economics
- ISSN: 0802-0175

Subject/Index Terms

TRT Terms: Alertness; Biology; Commercial drivers; Driver information systems; Drivers; Driving; Drowsiness; Eye movements; Fatigue (Physiological condition); Highway safety; Risk assessment; Sleep; Traffic crashes; Traffic safety; Warning systems
Uncontrolled Terms: Falling asleep at the wheel; Fatigue management
Subject Areas: Highways; Safety and Human Factors;

Filing Info

Accession Number: 00986328
Record Type: Publication
ISBN: 8248004503
Report/Paper Numbers: 739/2004
Files: TRIS, ATRI
Created Date: Feb 4 2005 12:00AM