Assessment of Drowsy-Related Critical Incidents and the 2004 Revised Hours-of-Service Regulations

In 2004, 5,190 people were killed due to a traffic accident involving a commercial motor vehicle (CMV), up from 4,793 people killed in 2001 (Traffic Safety Facts, 2004; Traffic Safety Facts, 2001). Driver drowsiness is an important issue to consider when discussing CMVs. According to the FMCSA, ov...

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Main Author: Olson, Rebecca Lynn
Other Authors: Industrial and Systems Engineering
Format: Others
Published: Virginia Tech 2014
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10919/36393
http://scholar.lib.vt.edu/theses/available/etd-12222006-123604/