Data were obtained from the accident records of a bus company. 944 accidents of 197 bus drivers in a 5 year period were studied. The different shifts vary in accident rate, but in all the shifts the conclusion is, that the earlier a driver starts working, the higher is his overall accident rate.
In: Night and Shift Work : biological and social aspects : proceedings of the Fifth International Symposium on Night en Shift Work, Rouen, 12-16 May 1980, edited by A. Reinberg, N. Vieux and P. Andlauer, Pergamon Press, 1981, ISBN 0-08-025516-7, p. 271-286
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