Causes of sleepiness-related driving among long-distance truck drivers including violations of the hours-of-service regulations.

Author(s)
McCartt, A.T. Wright, B. Rohrbaugh, J. & Hammer, M.
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Abstract

Using self-report data gathered through interviews with on-the-road long-distance truck drivers in New York State, a model was developed to test hypothesised causal relationships among measures of work and rest schedules, driver characteristics, violations of hour-of-service regulations, symptoms of sleep disorders, reported quality of sleep, and frequency of drowsy driving. Structural equation modelling (LISREL) was used to test the model. The results suggests that a driver's failure to comply with current hours-of-service regulations results in increased drowsy driving, while unrealistic trip schedules are a key factor in a driver's tendency to violate the regulations (A)

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C 18472 (In: C 18462 S) /83 / ITRD E204716
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In: Proceedings of the conference `Traffic safety on two continents', Malmö, Sweden, September 20-22, 1999, VTI Konferens No. 13A, Part 2, p. 155-172, 25 ref.

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