FOREWORD The purpose of this report is to document the results of a study undertaken to characterize episodes of driver fatigue and drowsiness and to assess the impact of driver fatigue on driving performance. This data mining effort performed additional analyses on the data collected in an earlier Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) study of the effects of fatigue on drivers in...

In modern society, little or no sleep at all has become a habit, almost good tradition. Fulfilled is one of the key factors healthy lifestyle and longevity, along with proper nutrition, physical activity that fighting stress. Driver fatigue reduces level traffic safety, having negative impact on psychophysical qualities. Fatigue wheel, like driving under influence alcohol, major factor in road ...

Based on Coroners' verdicts, fatigue of car or truck drivers was a contributing factor in 9.1% of fatal accidents involving trucks. Based on the presence of factors such as extended driving hours, falling asleep at the wheel, comments about tiredness, driving right of centre and night-time driving, the authors estimated fatigue contributed to 19.9% of the accidents. There were approximately equ...