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Creators:
Khattak, Aemal ; Mohlman, Carrie
Khattak, Aemal ; Mohlman, Carrie Less -
Corporate Creators:
Nebraska Transportation Center
Corporate Contributors:
United States. Federal Highway Administration
Subject/TRT Terms:
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Commercial Drivers Commercial Vehicles Fatigue (Physiological Condition) Highway Safety Police Patrol State Of The Practice Vehicle Miles Of Travel
Publication/ Report Number:
SPR-1(12) M319
Resource Type:
Tech Report
Geographical Coverage:
Nebraska
Corporate Publisher:
Nebraska. Dept. of Roads
Abstract:
The goal of this research was to identify and correlate easily observable characteristics of drivers to different levels of

fatigue, thus enabling state patrol officers to make more judicious decisions related to driver fatigue. A literature review

was conducted pertaining to the characteristics of fatigued drivers. Next, a nationwide survey was administered to state

patrol agencies to assess their practices regarding fatigue-involved driving. To explore relationships between state patrol

agency practices and vehicular safety, data collected from the telephone survey were merged with data from different states

on fatigue-involved vehicle fatalities and vehicle miles traveled. Analysis revealed that states with greater numbers of

vehicle miles traveled reported higher numbers of fatigue-related fatalities, while relatively fewer fatigue-involved

fatalities were reported in states where patrol agencies provided formal fatigue identification training to officers, where

public service announcements and educational programs to counter fatigued driving were implemented, and where patrol

officers used driving cues to stop commercial motor vehicles for fatigue-related issues. A plan was prepared for future

research that will develop a tool kit for the field measurement of fatigue. The tool kit will be based on input from driver

facial clues, physiological aspects, and steering cues, and will include field measurement techniques and criteria for

identifying fatigue. When fully developed, the tool kit will give patrol officers the flexibility of using one or more means of

fatigue identification in the field. The research plan also includes an exploration of practices of those agencies that make

fatigue-related training available to patrol officers, as well as an exploration of the role of public service announcements in

relation to fatigued driving.


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Collection(s):
US Transportation Collection
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