Balancing work and rest to combat driver fatigue: An investigation of two-up driving in Australia

Accident Analysis and Prevention

Volumn 29, Issue 4 SPEC. ISS., 1997, Pages 541-553

  Feyer, A M ^a   Williamson, A ^b   Friswell, R ^b  

^a New Zealand Occup/Environ Hlth R   (New Zealand)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

Author keywords

Driver fatigue; Driving regime; Two up; Work practices

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AROUSAL; ARTICLE; ATTENTION; AUSTRALIA; FATIGUE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; OCCUPATIONAL ACCIDENT; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; REACTION TIME; REST; RISK FACTOR; SLEEP DEPRIVATION; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT; TRAFFIC AND TRANSPORT; WORK SCHEDULE; WORKLOAD;

ACCIDENTS, OCCUPATIONAL; ACCIDENTS, TRAFFIC; ADULT; AROUSAL; ATTENTION; FATIGUE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; REACTION TIME; REST; RISK FACTORS; SLEEP DEPRIVATION; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; TRANSPORTATION; WESTERN AUSTRALIA; WORK SCHEDULE TOLERANCE; WORKLOAD;

TRUCK DRIVERS; WORK-REST SCHEDULES;

DRIVER FATIGUE; TWO UP DRIVING;

ACCIDENT PREVENTION;

EID: 0031173048     PISSN: 00014575     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s0001-4575(97)00034-1     Document Type: Article

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