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1 online resource (1 PDF file (xvii, 252 pages)) : illustrations |
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polychrome |
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text file |
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Includes bibliographical references. |
| Summary |
There are approximately 4,000 fatalities in crashes involving trucks and buses in the United States each year. Though estimates are wide-ranging, possibly 10 to 20 percent of these crashes might have involved fatigued drivers. The stresses associated with their particular jobs (irregular schedules, etc.) and the lifestyle that many truck and bus drivers lead, puts them at substantial risk for insufficient sleep and for developing short- and long-term health problems. Commercial Motor Vehicle Driver Fatigue, Long-Term Health and Highway Safety assesses the state of knowledge about the relationship of such factors as hours of driving, hours on duty, and periods of rest to the fatigue experienced by truck and bus drivers while driving and the implications for the safe operation of their vehicles. This report evaluates the relationship of these factors to drivers' health over the longer term, and identifies improvements in data and research methods that can lead to better understanding in both areas. |
| Funding |
This activity was supported by Award No. DTMC75-13-C-00006 from the United States Department of Transportation's Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration. Support of the work of the Committee on National Statistics is provided by a consortium of federal agencies through a grant from the National Science Foundation (No. SES-1024012). Any opinions, findings, conclusions, or recommendations expressed in this publication do not necessarily reflect the views of any organization or agency that provided support for the project. |
| Contents |
Summary -- Introduction -- The truck and bus industries -- Consequences of fatigue from insufficient sleep -- Hours-of-service regulations -- Current research data and methods: Data sources -- Research methodology and principles: assessing causality -- Current research findings: Fatigue, hours of service, and highway safety -- Fatigue and health and wellness -- Technological countermeasures for and corporate management of fatigue -- Research directions: -- Research directions for fatigue and highway safety -- Research directions for studying the impact of fatigue on commercial motor vehicle drivers' health and wellness -- Glossary -- References -- Appendix: Biographical sketches of panel members and staff -- Committee on National Statistics. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
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Truck driving -- Research -- United States -- Physiological aspects.
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Truck driving. |
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Research. |
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United States. |
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Commercial vehicles -- Research -- United States -- Safety measures.
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Commercial vehicles. |
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Industrial safety. |
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Truck drivers -- Health and hygiene -- Research -- United States.
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Truck drivers -- Health and hygiene. |
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Truck drivers. |
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Fatigue.
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Fatigue. |
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United States. |
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Electronic books.
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Technical reports.
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Technical reports.
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| Added Author |
National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine (U.S.). Panel on Research Methodologies and Statistical Approaches to Understanding Driver Fatigue Factors in Motor Carrier Safety and Driver Health, issuing body.
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National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine (U.S.). Committee on National Statistics, issuing body.
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National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine (U.S.). Board on Human-Systems Integration, issuing body.
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National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine (U.S.). Transportation Research Board, issuing body.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Commercial Motor Vehicle Driver Fatigue, Long-term Health, and Highway Safety. Washington, D.C. : National Academies Press, 2016 9780309392525 (OCoLC)950957815 |
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9780309392532 |
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0309392535 |
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9780309392525 (paperback) |
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0309392527 (paperback) |
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9780309392495 |
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0309392497 |
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