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Title	THE SCOPE AND NATURE OF THE DROWSY DRIVING PROBLEM IN NEW YORK STATE
Accession No	00714772
Authors	McCartt, A T; Ribner, S A; Pack, A I; Hammer, M C
Conference Title	Proceedings of the 39th Annual Meeting of the Association for the Advancement of Automotive Medicine
Journal Title	Publication of: ASSOCIATION FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF AUTOMOTIVE MEDICINE
Corp. Authors / Publisher	ASSOCIATION FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF AUTOMOTIVE MEDICINE ; Association for the Advancement of Automotive Medicine
Publication Date	19951000
Description	p. 467-481; References(14); Tables(9)
Languages	English
Abstract	A telephone survey was conducted of a random sample of New York State licensed drivers to determine the prevalence and circumstances of drowsy driving. Fifty-five percent of the drivers had driven drowsy within the past year; 23 percent had ever fallen asleep at the wheel without having a crash, 3 percent crashed when they fell asleep, and 2 percent crashed when driving while drowsy. The fall-asleep/drowsy crashes had the following characteristics: driver alone in vehicle (83 percent); occurring on a highway or expressway (40 percent); occurring 11 p.m.-7 a.m. (60 percent); drive-off-road (48 percent). Driver variables associated with frequency of driving drowsy in past year included: age, education, gender, and work, driving, and sleep/wake patterns.
TRT Terms	Age ; Driver education ; Drivers ; Drowsiness ; Fatigue (Physiological condition) ; Reports ; Sleep ; Surveys
Geographical Terms	New York (State)
Other Terms	Driver age; Driver fatigue; Survey reports
Subject Areas	H52 HUMAN FACTORS; H51 SAFETY; I83 Accidents and the Human Factor
Availability	ASSOCIATION FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF AUTOMOTIVE MEDICINE Find a library where document is available Order Document: http://worldcat.org/issn/08926484
TRIS Files	HRIS
Database	TRIS Online

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