Tired truckers, wake up! : experts debate the role of fatigue in truck crashes

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<dc:creator>Graham, Sandy</dc:creator>
<dc:date>1996-02-01</dc:date>
<dc:description xml:lang="es">Sumario: Experts hotly debate how big a role fatigue plays in truck crashes. The cause of a collision can be though to pinpoint - especially if drivers fear their livelihood is at stake if they admit they nodded off. A 1990 NTSB study found that 31 percent of heavy truck crashes in which the driver died involved fatigue. A 1995 NTSB report concluded fatigue was a factor in 58 percent of the 100 single-truck, nonfatal collissions studied. The U. S. Department of Transportation limits truckers to 10 hours of driving followed by eight hours of duty for a maximum of 70 hours in eight days. But many experts criticize the regulations as antiques. Many date from the 1930s when there where no superhighways and computerized trucks</dc:description>
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<dc:language>eng</dc:language>
<dc:rights xml:lang="es">InC - http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/</dc:rights>
<dc:subject xml:lang="es">Seguridad vial</dc:subject>
<dc:subject xml:lang="es">Camiones</dc:subject>
<dc:subject xml:lang="es">Vehículos industriales</dc:subject>
<dc:subject xml:lang="es">Accidentes de tráfico</dc:subject>
<dc:subject xml:lang="es">Causas de los accidentes</dc:subject>
<dc:subject xml:lang="es">Fatiga</dc:subject>
<dc:subject xml:lang="es">Condiciones de trabajo</dc:subject>
<dc:subject xml:lang="es">Estados Unidos</dc:subject>
<dc:subject xml:lang="es">Reglamentación</dc:subject>
<dc:type xml:lang="es">Artículos y capítulos</dc:type>
<dc:title xml:lang="es">Tired truckers, wake up! : experts debate the role of fatigue in truck crashes</dc:title>
<dc:title xml:lang="es">Título: Safety & health</dc:title>
<dc:relation xml:lang="es">En: Safety & health. - Itasca. - Vol. 153, nº 2, February 1996 ; p. 62-65</dc:relation>
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