Investigating driver fatigue in truck crashes: Trial of a systematic methodology

Transportation Research Part F: Traffic Psychology and Behaviour

Volumn 9, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 65-76

  Gander, Philippa H ^a   Marshall, Nathaniel S ^a   James, Ian ^b   Le Quesne, Lana ^a  

^a MASSEY UNIVERSITY   (New Zealand)

^b New Zealand Police ^*  (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Driver fatigue; Sleep loss; Time of day; Truck crashes

Indexed keywords

AUTOMOBILE DRIVER SIMULATORS; AUTOMOBILES; HIGHWAY ACCIDENTS; HIGHWAY SYSTEMS; INFORMATION SCIENCE;

DRIVER FATIGUE; SLEEP LOSS; TIME OF DAY; TRUCK CRASHES;

TRUCK DRIVERS;

EID: 29644439306     PISSN: 13698478     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.trf.2005.09.001     Document Type: Article

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