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

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

En: Safety & health. - Itasca. - Vol. 153, nº 2, February 1996 ; p. 62-65

1. Seguridad vial . 2. Camiones . 3. Vehículos industriales . 4. Accidentes de tráfico . 5. Causas de los accidentes . 6. Fatiga . 7. Condiciones de trabajo . 8. Estados Unidos . 9. Reglamentación . I. Título. II. Título: Safety & health.