Driver fatigue in the city

Accident Analysis and Prevention

Volumn 29, Issue 4 SPEC. ISS., 1997, Pages 463-469

  Fell, Dallas L ^a   Black, Barbara ^a  

^a Roads and Traffic Authority NSW   (Australia)

Author keywords

City trips; Driver fatigue; Night time driving

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTENTION; AUSTRALIA; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; FATIGUE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OCCUPATIONAL ACCIDENT; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RISK FACTOR; SLEEP DEPRIVATION; STATISTICS; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT; URBAN POPULATION; WORK SCHEDULE;

ACCIDENTS, OCCUPATIONAL; ACCIDENTS, TRAFFIC; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ATTENTION; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FATIGUE; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEW SOUTH WALES; RISK FACTORS; SLEEP DEPRIVATION; URBAN POPULATION; WORK SCHEDULE TOLERANCE;

DRIVER FATIGUE;

ACCIDENT PREVENTION; AUTOMOBILE DRIVERS;

HIGHWAY ACCIDENTS;

EID: 0031173036     PISSN: 00014575     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s0001-4575(97)00025-0     Document Type: Article

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