Why Do People Have Drowsy Driving Crashes? Input from Drivers who Just Did

Download or read book Why Do People Have Drowsy Driving Crashes? Input from Drivers who Just Did written by Jane C. Stutts and published by . This book was released on 1999 with total page 85 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The first case-controlled epidemiological study of drowsy driving crashes. Its large size and clever design have produced some statistically robust-findings, which were peer-reviewed prior to publication. Sections: background and lit. review; project overview; method; description of study population; descriptive comparisons; modeling results: risk factors related to work and sleep schedules, sleep quality, driving exposure, crash circumstances, and excessive daytime sleepiness; studying sleep-related crashes; key findings; implications for efforts to reduce drowsy driving; North Carolina crash report form; interview form; and crash rating algorithm. Tables.