Links to other sites on Drowsy, Sleepy or Fatigued Drivers

by California Highway Patrol Officer Phil Konstantin
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  1. Short video of me doing a PSA

  2. Short video of me doing a second PSA

  3. Short video of me doing a third PSA

  4. A 2011 TV report done at my TV station KGTV

  5. Uber will force drivers offline after 12 hours to combat ‘drowsy driving’ - Feb. 12, 2018

  6. Drowsy driving may be the cause of 1 out of every 10 auto crashes - Feb. 8, 2018

  7. Drowsy driving is eight times more prevalent than government data suggests, says AAA - Feb. 8, 2018

  8. Click here to see an ABC news report on the problem

  9. Safety groups warns of sleepy driver dangers

  10. CNN: If you're sleepy, read on

  11. CNN: Researchers study the sleep-deprived driver

  12. Lack of sleep America's top health problem, doctors say

  13. Be In shape to Drive - Connecticut Driver's Manual

  14. Drive And Stay Alive

  15. Drivers.com: Tiredness is a menace that sneaks up on drivers

  16. Drivers.com: Results of a National Sleep Foundation survey

  17. Drivers.com: Management of Fatigue in the Road Transport Industry

  18. Drivers.com: Sleep Apnea affects many drivers

  19. NASA: Fatigue Resource Directory

  20. Mississippi State University: Office of Agricultural Communications - Heed Warning Signs, Avoid Drowsy Driving

  21. Drowsy Drivers - Are less risky in city traffic than on country roads

  22. Dr. J. Hendtlass

  23. Canadians for Responsible and Safe Highway

  24. Federal Highway Administration (FHA): Rumble Strips

  25. Management of Fatigue in the Road Transport Industry, Institute for Research in Safety & Transport, Murdoch University, Western Australia

  26. Countering Driver Fatigue

  27. Frederick County Highway Safety Task Force

  28. Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS)

  29. NHTSA's DROWSY DRIVER TECHNOLOGY PROGRAM

  30. A Preliminary Assessment of Algorithms for Drowsy and Inattentive Driver Detection on the Road (PDF File)

  31. NHTSA: Drowsy Driver Collision Avoidance

  32. NHTSA: Crash Avoidance

  33. AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety (AAAFTS): Wake Up! Drowsy Driving Audio Clips

  34. AAAFTS: Danger Signals: How Sleepy Are You?

  35. The Apnea Patient's News, Education & Awareness Network: Sleepy Drivers a Significant Public Health and Safety Concern

  36. The Ardmoreite OnlineSleepy drivers blamed for 3 percent of highway crashes 6/18/98

  37. AssistWare Technology To Commercialize Drowsy Driver/Lane Departure Warning System

  38. Testimony of Joan Claybrook

  39. A Drowsy Driver Detection System for Heavy Vehicles (PDF File)

  40. "Don't Drive Stupid" - Utah's effort to help educate teenage drivers

  41. Oklahoma Department of Public Safety: Accident Records Division - Fatal Crashes by Condition of Driver

  42. Drowsy Driver.Comabout the "Elliot Method" and much more

  43. Drowsy Driving.org - a detailed site sponsored by the National Sleep Foundation

  44. DROWSY DRIVER AWARENESS DAY IS APRIL 6: DROWSINESS CAN IMPAIR DRIVING AS MUCH AS ALCOHOL DOES

  45. Facts on Drowsy Driving

  46. FatalFatigue

  47. Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA)- Fatigue

  48. FMCSA: Research and Technology Program - Driver Alertness and Fatigue

  49. FMCSA: Commercial Motor Vehicle/Driver Fatigue and Alertness Study

  50. FMCSA: Large Truck Crash Profile: The 1998 National Picture (PDF File)

  51. FMCSA: Large Truck Crash Profile: The 1997 National Picture(PDF File)

  52. Monash University Accident Research Centre: Fatigue in Truck Accidents

  53. Sleep/Wake Disorders Canada

  54. NASA: Human Fatigue Resource Directory

  55. IIHS | Q&A: Large Trucks

  56. WHEN IT COMES TO SLEEP, BUSINESS TRAVELERS WORLDWIDE JUST DON’T MAKE THE GRADE

  57. Drowsy Driving from Hopkins Medical (PDF)

  58. HSRC - Drowsy Driving Study, Data

  59. HSRC - Drowsy Driving Study

  60. HSRC - Drowsy Driving Study, Crashes

  61. Drowsy drivers a threat to highway safety

  62. Baylor, Texas A&m Student Leaders Partner on Drowsy Driver Program

  63. Sleep I.Q.

  64. Stay Alert

  65. A Holistic Approach to Operator Alertness Research

  66. THREE-IN-ONE VEHICLE OPERATOR SENSOR

  67. REVISED ESTIMATES OF THE U.S. DROWSY DRIVER CRASH PROBLEM SIZE BASED ON GENERAL ESTIMATES SYSTEM CASE REVIEWS

  68. THE ROLE OF DRIVER INATTENTION IN CRASHES; NEW STATISTICS FROM THE 1995 CRASHWORTHINESS DATA SYSTEM

  69. Crashes and Fatalities Related to Driver Drowsiness/Fatigue

  70. Las Vegas SUN: Traffic deaths mount on I-15

  71. Driver Behavior Research

  72. Sleep Disorders - A Driving Concern

  73. LAS VEGAS RJ:NEWS

  74. University of Aberdeen, Scotland: Tracking and measuring drivers eyes

  75. Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration - Fatigue

  76. Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration - Safety Research - Driver Alertness and Fatigue

  77. Mr. Traffic's Drowsy Driving

  78. The Dangers of Drowsy Driving (Government of Ontario)

  79. ATTN TRANSPORTATION TECHNOLOGY NEWS

  80. Sleepy Drivers are Road Hazard

  81. NCPA - Regulation Issues - Drivers Are Asleep At The Wheel

  82. New England Journal of Medicine: The Sleep of Long-Haul Truck Drivers

  83. The Perils of Drowsy Driving

  84. NewsNet5: Device will not Zap you awake

  85. Driving While Drowsy: One In Five Have Drifted Off

  86. National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI): Drowsy Driving and Automobile Crashes

  87. NHLBI: Sleep Information for Health Care Professionals

  88. NHLBI: Awake At the Wheel - Student/Teacher Materials

  89. NHLBI: "Awake At the Wheel Brochure" (PDF File)

  90. NHLBI: "Awake At the Wheel Brochure Teaching Guide" (PDF File)

  91. NHLBI: Educating Youth About Sleep and Drowsy Driving Strategy Development Workshop Report

  92. NHLBI: "Educating Youth About Sleep and Drowsy Driving" (PDF File)

  93. NHLBI: "Z Z Z Z Z . . . How Much Is Enough?" (PDF File)

  94. NHLBI: "Why Can't Johnny Stay Awake in Class" (PDF File)

  95. NHLBI: Drowsy Driving and Automobile Crashes

  96. NHLBI: "Drowsy Driving and Automobile Crashes" (PDF File)

  97. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA): Human Factor Studies

  98. The NHTSA & NCSDR Program to Combat Drowsy Driving - A Meeting

  99. The NHTSA & NCSDR Program to Combat Drowsy Driving - A Report

  100. NHTSA: DROWSY DRIVING REFFERENCES

  101. NHTSA: Police Traffic Services in the 21st Century

  102. NHTSA: NCSDR Strategy Development Workshop on Educating Youth About Sleep and Drowsy Driving

  103. NHTSA: Drowsy Driving Education Materials Targeting Shift Workers

  104. NHTSA: Compendium of Traffic Safety Research Projects

  105. National Survey of Distracted and Drowsy Driving Attitudes and Behaviors: 2002

  106. NHTSA: Human Injury Prevention for Drowsy & Distracted Driving

  107. NHTSA: Drowsy Driving and Automobile Crashes

  108. Development and Testing of Countermeasures for Fatigue Related Highway Crashes

  109. NHTSA: FATIGUE RESEARCH

  110. NHTSA: ALASKAS - Safety Check

  111. NHTSA: Impaired Drving: It Can Be Deadly, Whatever The Cause

  112. Volume I: Findings--National Survey of Distracted and Drowsy Driving Attitudes and Behavior -- 2002

  113. NPR: Audio report on Sleepy Drivers

  114. NPR: audio file on Sleepy Truckers

  115. Safety and Health Magazine

  116. National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB): FACTORS THAT AFFECT FATIGUE IN HEAVY TRUCK ACCIDENTS VOLUME 1: ANALYSIS

  117. NTSB: FACTORS THAT AFFECT FATIGUE IN HEAVY TRUCK ACCIDENTS VOLUME 2: CASE SUMMARIES

  118. NTSB: Remarks by Jim Hall, Chairman NTSB: before the Washington Traffic Safety Commission Symposium on Driver Fatigue

  119. NTSB: Remarks by Jim Hall, before the International Conference on Fatigue in Transportation merican Trucking Association

  120. NTSB: Remarks by Jim Hall, before the American Trucking Associations Foundation Conference on Highway Accident Litigation

  121. NTSB: Remarks by Jim Hall, before the Parents Against Tired Truckers National Symposium San Diego, California, February 26, 1999

  122. NTSB: HIGHWAY SPECIAL INVESTIGATION ON MOTORCOACH ISSUES CALLS FOR REVIEW OF DOT SAFETY RATING AND INDUSTRY DRIVER FATIGUE AWARENESS (3/3/1999)

  123. NTSB: MULTIPLE VEHICLE COLLISION AND FIRE IN A WORK ZONE ON INTERSTATE HIGHWAY 79 NEAR SUTTON, WEST VIRGINIA July 26, 1990

  124. NTSB: FATIGUE, ALCOHOL, OTHER DRUGS, AND MEDICAL FACTORS IN FATAL-TO-THE-DRIVER HEAVY TRUCK CRASHES VOLUME 1

  125. NTHB: "Evaluation of U.S. Department of Transportation Efforts in the 1990s to Address Operator Fatigue" (large PDF File)

  126. NYS DMV: Drowsy Driving & Fatigue - FAQs

  127. New York State Department of Motor Vehicles (NYS DMV): Drowsy Driving & Fatigue

  128. Parents Against Tired Truckers (PATT)

  129. DANGER: Drowsy Drivers Can Kill

  130. Healthy Times: Nodding Off Is a No-No

  131. Obesity Causes Daytime Sleepiness

  132. The Effects of Caffeine on the Development of Fatigue in a Prolonged Driving-Related Task

  133. Drowsy Driving A Serious Problem

  134. National Sleep Awareness Week

  135. SLEEPING AND DRIVING DON'T MIX

  136. National Sleep Foundation Home Page

  137. FACTS ABOUT DROWSY DRIVING

  138. Sleep Foundation Activities

  139. Sleepy Teens

  140. Recent Drowsy Driving Surveys

  141. Maggie's Law

  142. House Concurrent Resolution

  143. chapter 5b 1999 New Jersey Driver Manual

  144. An Investigation of Older Driver Freeway Needs and Capabilities (PDF File)

  145. Effects of Partial and Total Sleep Deprivation On Driving Performance

  146. Rumble Strips: A Wake-Up Call for Drowsy Drivers

  147. September/October 2003 article: Fighting Fatigue - United States Department of Transportation

  148. Inattentive Drivers are Target for New Lane Departure Warning System

  149. Auto Club Cautions Motorists to Avoid Drowsy Driving During Holidays

  150. Wake Up Shift Workers!

  151. National Drowsy Driving Act of 2003

  152. THINK! Road safety advice - driving when tired: factsheet

  153. Times of Indian: NTSB wants tests on OTC drug role

  154. Smart Drivers Break for Sleep

  155. Road Safety Monitor Report on Drowsy Driving in Canada

  156. Citizens for Responsible and Safe Highway (CRASH): A National Summit To Prevent Drowsy Driving

  157. CRASH: A Thought On Truck Driver Fatigue

  158. University of Maine: Fatigue Related Accidents and Continuous Shoulder Rumble Strips

  159. DGSM - Deutsche Gesellschaft für Schlafforschung und Schlafmedizin (German Sleep Society)

  160. Sleepy truck drivers

  161. Sleep Medicine Home Page

  162. Auto and Road User Journal: Coping With Driver Fatigue

  163. Advocates for Highway and Auto Safety Release Results of Harris Poll of Public Opinion on Highway Safety

  164. Victims Of Irresponsible Drowsy Drivers (V.O.I.D.D.)

  165. Washington State Drivers Guide Chapter 6

  166. Driving Safely in Traffic

  167. Worldwide Project on Sleep and Health- Overview

  168. NSF National Sleep Awareness Week Video Highlights

  169. Alex Trebek Drowsy Driving Clip

  170. Haskell Wexler Drowsy Driving Clip

  171. Drowsy Driving in Hollywood Clip

  172. Tyne Daly Drowsy Driving Clip

  173. Drowsy Driving video by darkmbracer

  174. Drivers Ed Video on Drowsy Driving

  175. Video of someone actually falling asleep & then crashing

  176. The Elliot Alertness Method video

  177. Drowsy Driving PSA

  178. Another Drowsy Driving PSA

  179. Drowsy Driving Is As Dangerous As Drunk Driving



























  192. Links to sites which discuss specific crashes where being sleepy or falling asleep behind the wheel was a contributing factor



  193. Friend in Spirit Stops By

  194. Winter: The Four Seasons of Driving

  195. Ingo Michehl

  196. The Men Who Donned The Mask

  197. Washingtonpost.com: On the Rez

  198. Maine Wheels | A premium on high-risk drivers

  199. JOHANNESBURG, SOUTH AFRICA: March 29 Sapa - EASTER ROAD TOLL STANDS AT 115

  200. State of unBeing -- Issue #46 -- Apocalypse Culture Productions

  201. U.S. v. McDaniels

  202. PROJECT CARS

  203. Middleburg Man Killed in Early Morning Accident

  204. Clever Magazine: Issue  #4, "Hawaiian Love Story"

  205. Rose and Jennifer's Story

  206. HSRC - Drowsy Driving Study, Participants

  207. IsrealWire: Motorist Sentenced to Two Years for Sleeping Behind the Wheel

  208. Susan Coveney

  209. LAS VEGAS RJ:NEWS: LV teen dies in accident near Primm

  210. Winter: Fear and Danger

  211. Richmond Review - March 10, 1999

  212. Russ Burris's website about his drowsy driving crash.

  213. Marihuana for Intractable Hiccoughs

  214. The Longest Day

  215. "Drained" Interview

  216. Wilkinson-Related Announcements

  217. WRAL OnLine - Driver Unhurt in I-85 Accident




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