Drowsy Driving and Automobile Crashes: Report and Recommendations.

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• Alternative Title:
  Drowsy driving and automobile crashes : report and recommendations : 1998 NCSDR/NHTSA expert panel on driver fatigue and sleepiness.
• Corporate Creators:
  National Center on Sleep Disorders Research (National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute)
• Corporate Contributors:
  United States. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
• Subject/TRT Terms:
  • Traffic accidents
  • Fatigue (Physiological condition)
  • Sleep disorders
  • Campaigns
  • Traffic safety
  • Traffic safety education
  • Literature reviews
• DOI:
  https://doi.org/10.21949/1525751
• Resource Type:
  Tech Report
• Geographical Coverage:
  United States
• Corporate Publisher:
  United States. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
• Abstract:
  Drowsy driving is a serious problem that leads to thousands of automobile crashes each year. This report, sponsored by the National Center on Sleep Disorders Research (NCSDR) of the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute of the National Institutes of Health, and the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), is designed to provide direction to an NCSDR/NHTSA educational campaign to combat drowsy driving. The report presents the results of a literature review and opinions of the Expert Panel on Driver Fatigue and Sleepiness regarding key issues involved in the problem. An earlier version of this item is also available in the NTL repository - https://ntl.bts.gov/lib/25000/25900/25989/DOT-HS-808-707.pdf
• Format:
  PDF
• Download URL:
  https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/1952/dot_1952_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 978.31 KB]
• Collection(s):
  NHTSA - Behavioral Safety Research
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha256:55d86216ebd3d51fdcde573585df1d2f60e9382d5bfbcae3a077e813e0b1984a