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Tracing the problem of driver fatigue
| Content Provider | Scilit |
|---|---|
| Author | Ingwersen, Peter |
| Copyright Year | 2019 |
| Description | This chapter attempts to establish the extent of driver fatigue on Western Australia's roads using data extracted from WA Police Department accident report forms. The characteristics of single-vehicle accidents have been provided as a preamble to the issue of identifying the extent of the driver-fatigue problem on country roads. Fatigue accidents in the south west account for 6.6 per cent of all single-vehicle accidents compared with 4.7 per cent for remote Western Australia. A more interesting trend is that the presence of the younger driver is noticeably higher in respect of single-vehicle accidents in the south-west than in remote Western Australia. Campaigns, encompassing both the media and community groups, should be encouraged to alert drivers, particularly high-risk drivers, to this subtle but serious problem of driver fatigue. The problem is felt to be largely underestimated due to a lack of reporting and/or a lack of candidness in reporting accidents involving driver fatigue. Book Name: Fatigue and Driving |
| Related Links | https://api.taylorfrancis.com/content/chapters/edit/download?identifierName=doi&identifierValue=10.1201/9780203756140-9&type=chapterpdf |
| Ending Page | 94 |
| Page Count | 22 |
| Starting Page | 73 |
| DOI | 10.1201/9780203756140-9 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited |
| Publisher Date | 2019-04-04 |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Subject Keyword | Book Name: Fatigue and Driving Environmental Studies Driver Fatigue Single Vehicle Vehicle Accidents Western Australia |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Chapter |
