The importance of driver fatigue and sleepiness to road safety has received considerable coverage in the past few years, with fatigue being a factor in one in five motorway accidents. At least some of these accidents are likely to be due to the medical causes of excessive daytime sleepiness. During July 2002, an expert workshop was held to consider the implications of the medical aspects of Excessive Daytime Sleepiness (EDA) to driving. This report is an account of the workshop and has been prepared in close consultation with all participants. It includes a collection of position papers that reflect participants’ views prior to the workshop, as well as the group’s views and recommendations at the end of the workshop and a list of proposed revisions to the relevant Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency documentation. The position papers submitted prior to the beginning of the workshop have not been edited. (Author/publisher)
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