Convicted of fatigued driving: Who, why and how?

Accident Analysis and Prevention

Volumn 41, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 869-875

  Radun, Igor ^a   Radun, Jenni E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

Author keywords

Alcohol; Amphetamines; Fatigue; Motor vehicle accidents; Seasonality; Sleepiness

Indexed keywords

ACCIDENT CAUSATION; ALCOHOL LEVELS; AMPHETAMINES; BREATH ANALYZERS; FALLING ASLEEP; FATIGUE; FINNISH; PERSONAL INJURIES; ROAD TRAFFIC ACCIDENTS; ROAD TRAFFIC ACT; SEASONAL EFFECTS; SEASONALITY; SLEEPINESS; TESTING DEVICE; TIME OF DAY;

AUTOMOBILE DRIVERS; HIGHWAY ACCIDENTS; HIGHWAY TRAFFIC CONTROL; LAW ENFORCEMENT; MOTORS; ROADS AND STREETS; TELECOMMUNICATION SERVICES; VEHICLES;

FATIGUE TESTING;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CAR; CAR DRIVING; CRIME; FACTUAL DATABASE; FATIGUE; FEMALE; FINLAND; HUMAN; LEGAL ASPECT; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SAFETY; SEASON; STATISTICAL MODEL; STATISTICS; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT; WAKEFULNESS;

ACCIDENTS, TRAFFIC; ADULT; AUTOMOBILE DRIVING; AUTOMOBILES; CRIME; DATABASES, FACTUAL; FATIGUE; FEMALE; FINLAND; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SAFETY; SEASONS; WAKEFULNESS;

EID: 67349261059     PISSN: 00014575     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.aap.2009.04.024     Document Type: Article

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