TY - JOUR PY - 2005// TI - Use of rest breaks and accidents by professional drivers JO - Perceptual and motor skills A1 - Merjama, Juha A1 - Perttula, Pia A1 - Salminen, Simo SP - 665 EP - 668 VL - 101 IS - 2 N2 - This study examined the effect of rest breaks on traffic accidents by 720 randomly selected professional drivers who completed a postal questionnaire. Drivers involved in an accident preferred to enjoy their breaks at rest places meant for professional drivers, whereas accident-free drivers chose more freely the timing of their breaks during driving. LA - en SN - 0031-5125 UR - http://dx.doi.org/ ID - ref1 ER -