Relationship between professional driving and road safety.

Author(s)
Kimble, P.
Year
Abstract

This paper raises a number of safety-related issues applicable to professional large-truck drivers. Contributing factors to accidents are divided into 3 categories: driver-related, vehicle-related, and environmental or road-related factors. This paper concentrates on issues arising out of driver-related factors: training, driver fatigue/driving hours, alcohol use. Brief mention is made of some vehicle-related factors such as heavy vehicles design, hazardous goods, heavy vehicle crashworthiness.

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Library number
B 27952 (In: B 27919 [electronic version only]) /83 /91 / IRRD 804436
Source

In: Road Traffic Safety Seminar, Wellington, 15-17 August, 1984, Volume II, p. 93-103, 8 ref.

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