Citation

Knipling RR, Wang JS. Annu. Proc. Assoc. Adv. Automot. Med. 1995; 39: 451-466.

Affiliation

National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, Washington, DC, USA; Information Management Consultants, Inc., McLean, Virginia, USA

Copyright

(Copyright © 1995, Association for the Advancement of Automotive Medicine)

DOI

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Abstract

A revised estimate of the incidence of crashes involving driver drowsiness/fatigue is provided based on analysis of General Estimates System (GES) data and a review of 562 GES cases from 1993. Cases selected for review had coded characteristics suggesting a "Drift-Out-of-Lane" scenario but were not cited as drowsiness-related in GES. The case review identified some "definite," "probable," and "possible," drowsy driver crashes not captured by the normal GES data coding process. It indicated that drowsiness/fatigue is a discernible causal factor in 1.2 to 1.6% of Police Accident Reports, as compared to the baseline GES estimate of 0.9%.