Revised estimates of the U.S. drowsy driver crash problem size based on general estimates system case reviews.

Author(s)
Knipling, R.R. & Wang, J.-S.
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Abstract

A revised estimate of the incidence of crashes involving driver drowsiness/fatigue is provided based on analysis of General Estimates System (GES) data and a review of 562 GES cases from 1993. Cases selected for review had coded characteristrics suggesting a "Drift-Out-Of-Lane" scenario but were not cited as drowsines-related in GES. The case review indentified some "definite", "probable", and "possible" drowsy driver crashes not captured by the normal GES data coding process. It indicated that drowsiness/fatigue is a discernible causal factor in 1.2 to 1.6% of Police Accident Reports, as compared to the baseline GES estimate of 0.9%. (A)

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C 4730 (In: C 4701 S) /83 / IRRD 880052
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In: Proceedings of the 39th Annual Conference of the Association for the Advancement of Automotive Medicine AAAM, Chicago, October 16-18, 1995, p. 451-466, 16 ref.

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