This issue of Current Topics includes over 80 abstracts of reports, conference papers, books and journal articles which focus on the causes, effects, detection, measurement and prevention of fatigue and sleepiness in drivers. Specific topics include the increased risk of falling asleep when driving at night, for long hours, in monotonous conditions or after drinking alcohol; developments in the testing of various drowsiness detection or warning systems, and the effectiveness of countermeasures such as black coffee, on-board warning devices, rumble strips on the pavement surface, and publicity campaigns. These items have been selected from the material added to the Transport Research Laboratory's Library Database between 1994 and 1998. Much of the relevant English language published literature from the UK, USA, Australia and Europe is included; some of the non-UK literature is included courtesy of the OECD International Road Research Documentation (IRRD) database.
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