'Fatigue' among young male night-time car drivers: Is there a risk-taking group?

Safety Science

Volumn 33, Issue 1-2, 1999, Pages 47-57

  Corfitsen, M T ^a  

^a The Glostrup Police Department   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Car drivers; Fatigue; Night time; Risk taking

Indexed keywords

AUTOMOBILE DRIVERS; HEALTH RISKS; OCCUPATIONAL RISKS; RISK MANAGEMENT;

NIGHT-TIME CAR DRIVERS;

ACCIDENT PREVENTION;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CAR DRIVER; CASE REPORT; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; DRIVER; FATIGUE; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REACTION TIME; RISK ASSESSMENT; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT;

EID: 0032795064     PISSN: 09257535     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0925-7535(99)00023-5     Document Type: Article

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