The scope and nature of the drowsy driving problem in New York state

Accident Analysis and Prevention

Volumn 28, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 511-517

  McCartt, Anne T ^a   Ribner, Stephen A ^b   Pack, Allan I ^c   Hammer, Mark C ^a  

^a STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

^b Fact Finders Incorporated   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Driver survey; Drowsy driver crashes; Drowsy driving; Fall asleep crashes; Fatigued driving

Indexed keywords

AUTOMOBILE DRIVERS; AUTOMOBILES; HIGHWAY SYSTEMS; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SURVEYS;

DRIVER SURVEY; DROWSY DRIVER CRASHES; DROWSY DRIVING; FALL ASLEEP CRASHES; FATIGUED DRIVING; TELEPHONE SURVEY;

ACCIDENTS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CAR DRIVING; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREDICTION AND FORECASTING; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RISK FACTOR; SLEEP STAGE; STATISTICS; TIME; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT; UNITED STATES; WORK SCHEDULE;

ACCIDENTS, TRAFFIC; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AUTOMOBILE DRIVING; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEW YORK; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRES; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RISK FACTORS; SLEEP STAGES; TIME FACTORS; WORK SCHEDULE TOLERANCE;

EID: 0030176635     PISSN: 00014575     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0001-4575(96)00021-8     Document Type: Article

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