00796938

Monograph

http://www.trb.org/Publications/Blurbs/153635.aspx

This synthesis report will be of interest to highway and other transportation safety specialists and researchers. It describes the current state of the practice for countermeasures to reduce drowsy driving and the crashes that result from drowsy driving. Information for the synthesis was collected by surveying U.S. and Canadian transportation agencies and by conducting a literature search to gather additional information. This report of the Transportation Research Board provides information on sleep deprivation countermeasures for motorist safety. These countermeasures are presented within five distinct categories: public education and awareness, new technologies, and roadway, environmental, and regulatory and judicial countermeasures. In addition, three examples of noteworthy state department of transportation countermeasure programs are provided.

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Project 20-5 FY 1998
Topic 30-06
HS-043 170

English

98 p.

2000

NCHRP Synthesis of Highway Practice

0309068681

Appendices (6) ; Figures; Photos; References; Tables (5)

Awareness; Countermeasures; Education; Highway design; Highway safety; Literature reviews; Regulations; Roadside rest areas; Sanctions; Sleep deprivation; State of the art reports; Surveys; Technological innovations

Canada; United States

Highways; Law; Safety and Human Factors; Terminals and Facilities; I83: Accidents and the Human Factor

HSL, TRIS, TRB, ATRI

Aug 15 2001 12:00AM