Commercial motor vehicle driver fatigue, long-term health, and highway safety research needs

There are approximately 4,000 fatalities in crashes involving trucks and buses in the United States each year. Though estimates are wide-ranging, possibly 10 to 20 percent of these crashes might have involved fatigued drivers. The stresses associated with their particular jobs (irregular schedules,...

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Corporate Authors: National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine (U.S.) Panel on Research Methodologies and Statistical Approaches to Understanding Driver Fatigue Factors in Motor Carrier Safety and Driver Health, National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine (U.S.) Committee on National Statistics, National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine (U.S.) Board on Human-Systems Integration, National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine (U.S.) Transportation Research Board
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Washington, DC National Academies Press [2016], 2016
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Collection: National Center for Biotechnology Information - Collection details see MPG.ReNa
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Summary:There are approximately 4,000 fatalities in crashes involving trucks and buses in the United States each year. Though estimates are wide-ranging, possibly 10 to 20 percent of these crashes might have involved fatigued drivers. The stresses associated with their particular jobs (irregular schedules, etc.) and the lifestyle that many truck and bus drivers lead, puts them at substantial risk for insufficient sleep and for developing short- and long-term health problems. Commercial Motor Vehicle Driver Fatigue, Long-Term Health and Highway Safety assesses the state of knowledge about the relationship of such factors as hours of driving, hours on duty, and periods of rest to the fatigue experienced by truck and bus drivers while driving and the implications for the safe operation of their vehicles. This report evaluates the relationship of these factors to drivers' health over the longer term, and identifies improvements in data and research methods that can lead to better understanding in both areas
Physical Description:1 PDF file (xvii, 252 pages) illustrations
ISBN:0309392527
9780309392525