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

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

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

  8. Parents raise awareness of dangers of drowsy driving

  9. Conclusion from Drowsy Driving Prevention Week: raise visibility of issues

  10. Lawmaker, law enforcement prosecutors promote ‘Drowsy Driving Awareness’

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

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

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

  14. Safety groups warns of sleepy driver dangers

  15. Safe Kids Carroll: Dangers of drowsy driving — sleep-related crashes most common in young people

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

  17. Avoid drowsy driving and stay safe on the highway

  18. AAA: An eye-opening look at drowsy driving

  19. CDC: Driver Fatigue on the Job

  20. Drowsy Driving: Asleep at the Wheel - Center for Disease Control (CDC)

  21. Drowsy Driving — 19 States and the District of Columbia, 2009–2010

  22. CDC FLyer: DROWSY DRIVING: ASLEEP AT THE WHEEL

  23. Testimony of Joan Claybrook

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

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

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

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

  28. CNN: Researchers study the sleep-deprived driver

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

  30. Counting Sheep: Drowsy Driving.Lots of info

  31. Nissan’s Driver Alert detects Drowsy Driving

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

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

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

  35. Drive And Stay Alive

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

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

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

  39. Drivers.com: Sleep Apnea affects many drivers

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

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

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

  43. Businesses wake up to sleep concerns

  44. Facts on Drowsy Driving

  45. Excessive Daytime Sleepiness in OSA can affect many aspects of patients' lives

  46. How Anti-sleep Alarms Work

  47. THANKSGIVING TRAVEL: Troopers vigilant during travel period

  48. PennDOT, LECOM Team Up For Drowsy Driving Awareness Event

  49. The Often Forgotten Deadly “D” of Driving

  50. FatalFatigue

  51. Federal Highway Administration (FHA): Rumble Strips

  52. Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration - Fatigue

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

  60. Sleep/Wake Disorders Canada

  61. NASA: Human Fatigue Resource Directory

  62. IIHS | Q&A: Large Trucks

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

  64. Drowsy Driving from Hopkins Medical (PDF)

  65. HSRC - Drowsy Driving Study, Data

  66. HSRC - Drowsy Driving Study

  67. HSRC - Drowsy Driving Study, Crashes

  68. Our View: Don't lose sleep over being behind the wheel

  69. Drowsy drivers a threat to highway safety

  70. Stay Alert

  71. A Holistic Approach to Operator Alertness Research

  72. THREE-IN-ONE VEHICLE OPERATOR SENSOR

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

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

  75. Crashes and Fatalities Related to Driver Drowsiness/Fatigue

  76. Travel Tuesday: Sleep doctor weighs in on drowsy driving

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

  78. Driver Behavior Research

  79. Sleep Disorders - A Driving Concern

  80. LAS VEGAS RJ:NEWS

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

  82. How Drowsy Driving Compares To Drunk Driving

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

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

  85. Mr. Traffic's Drowsy Driving

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

  87. NASA: Fatigue Resource Directory

  88. ATTN TRANSPORTATION TECHNOLOGY NEWS

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

  90. Daytime Sleepiness and Driving Performance in Patients with Obstructive Sleep Apnea

  91. Sleep Quality and Motor Vehicle Crashes in Adolescents

  92. Driver sleepiness and risk of serious injury to car occupants: population based case control study

  93. Falling asleep whilst driving: are drivers aware of prior sleepiness?

  94. Driver Performance in the Moments Surrounding a Microsleep

  95. Sleepiness, driving, and motor vehicle accidents: A questionnaire-based survey

  96. Confronting Drowsy Driving: The American Academy of Sleep Medicine Perspective

  97. Detecting Driver Drowsiness Based on Sensors

  98. Factors associated with self-reported driver sleepiness and incidents in city bus drivers

  99. Tiredness and sleepiness in bus drivers and road accidents in Peru

  100. The influence of vibration on seated human drowsiness

  101. Vehicle accidents related to sleep: a review

  102. Self-reported sleepiness while driving as a risk factor for traffic accidents

  103. Sleep Disorders as a Cause of Motor Vehicle Collisions

  104. Commercial Motor Vehicle Driver Fatigue, Long-Term Health, and Highway Safety

  105. Heart Rate Change While Drowsy Driving

  106. Sleepy Drivers are Road Hazard

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

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

  109. The Perils of Drowsy Driving

  110. NewsNet5: Device will not Zap you awake

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

  112. Canadians for Responsible and Safe Highway

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

  114. NHLBI: Sleep Information for Health Care Professionals

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

  122. NHLBI: Drowsy Driving and Automobile Crashes

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

  124. NCSDR/NHTSA: Drowsy Driving and Autoomobile Crashes

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

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

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

  128. NHTSA: DROWSY DRIVING REFFERENCES

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

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

  131. NHTSA: Drowsy Driving Education Materials Targeting Shift Workers

  132. NHTSA: Compendium of Traffic Safety Research Projects

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

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

  135. NHTSA: Drowsy Driving and Automobile Crashes

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

  137. NHTSA: FATIGUE RESEARCH

  138. NHTSA: ALASKAS - Safety Check

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

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

  141. Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS)

  142. NHTSA's DROWSY DRIVER TECHNOLOGY PROGRAM

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

  144. NHTSA: Drowsy Driver Collision Avoidance

  145. NHTSA: Crash Avoidance

  146. Sleepiness and Driving: What You Don’t Know Can Kill You

  147. Gloucester County freeholders set drowsy driving awareness week, OK contracts

  148. NPR: Audio report on Sleepy Drivers

  149. NPR: audio file on Sleepy Truckers

  150. Safety and Health Magazine

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

  161. THE DANGER OF DROWSY DRIVING

  162. NYS DMV: Drowsy Driving & Fatigue - FAQs

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

  164. Daylight Savings Kicks off Drowsy Driving Prevention Week

  165. The Public Pulse: Penalties won't end drowsy driving

  166. Ridge parents reminding drivers of drowsy driving dangers

  167. CHP Warning Motorists About Danger of 'Drowsy Driving'

  168. Parents Against Tired Truckers (PATT)

  169. DANGER: Drowsy Drivers Can Kill

  170. Sounding the Alarm on Drowsy Driving: Super 8 by Wyndham Partners with Actor Giacomo Gianniotti to Launch #JourneySafe Campaign

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

  172. Obesity Causes Daytime Sleepiness

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

  174. Drowsy Driving A Serious Problem

  175. Too Sleepy to Drive: Facts and Statistics on Drowsy Driving

  176. Drowsy Driver Awareness Day

  177. Drowsy Driver Awareness Day

  178. Chp Highlights Dangers Of Drowsy Driving After Time Change

  179. National Sleep Awareness Week

  180. SLEEPING AND DRIVING DON'T MIX

  181. National Sleep Foundation Home Page

  182. FACTS ABOUT DROWSY DRIVING

  183. Sleep Foundation Activities

  184. Sleepy Teens

  185. Recent Drowsy Driving Surveys

  186. Maggie's Law

  187. Sleep I.Q.

  188. Drowsy Driving: A Prevention Guide

  189. Drowsy Driving Is As Dangerous As Drunk Driving

  190. House Concurrent Resolution

  191. chapter 5b 1999 New Jersey Driver Manual

  192. Study: Drowsy driving more of a threat than previously believed

  193. Drowsy Driving Crashes Statistics - Interesting graphics

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

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

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

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

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

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

  200. Wake Up Shift Workers!

  201. National Drowsy Driving Act of 2003

  202. All cars to be fitted with camera trackers that watch you and stop you from falling asleep by 2024

  203. Tips to avoid falling asleep at the wheel as 30 per cent of drowsy driving motorway crashes result in a fatality

  204. REVIVE SURVIVE All cars to be fitted with camera trackers that watch you and stop you from falling asleep by 2024

  205. Organizations provide $75K to bolster state drowsy driving prevention programs

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

  207. Driving Under the Influence of Sleep Deprivation

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

  209. Smart Drivers Break for Sleep

  210. Road Safety Monitor Report on Drowsy Driving in Canada

  211. State warns of dangers of drowsy driving ahead of Daylight Saving Time

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

  213. CRASH: A Thought On Truck Driver Fatigue

  214. Take measures to stay awake at the wheel

  215. State warns of dangers of drowsy driving ahead of Daylight Saving Time

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

  217. Sleepy truck drivers

  218. Sleep Medicine Home Page

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

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

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

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

  223. Washington State Drivers Guide Chapter 6

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

  225. Countering Driver Fatigue

  226. Drowsy driving epidemic: Tired motorists causing 8 times as many crashes as once thought

  227. At the wheel? Better wake up; It’s Drowsy Driving Week

  228. Dr. J. Hendtlass

  229. Wartburg student sheds light on sleep disorder

  230. Driving Safely in Traffic

  231. Monday is Drowsy Driving Awareness Day

  232. Worldwide Project on Sleep and Health- Overview

  233. Frederick County Highway Safety Task Force

  234. ADAA warns of drowsy driving — ‘Just as dangerous as a substance’

  235. Alex Trebek Drowsy Driving Clip

  236. Haskell Wexler Drowsy Driving Clip

  237. Drowsy Driving in Hollywood Clip

  238. Tyne Daly Drowsy Driving Clip

  239. Drowsy Driving video by darkmbracer

  240. Drivers Ed Video on Drowsy Driving

  241. Video of someone actually falling asleep & then crashing

  242. The Elliot Alertness Method video

  243. Drowsy Driving PSA

  244. Another Drowsy Driving PSA

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



  245. Friend in Spirit Stops By

  246. Winter: The Four Seasons of Driving

  247. Ingo Michehl

  248. The Men Who Donned The Mask

  249. Washingtonpost.com: On the Rez

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

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

  252. Mom channels grief into advocacy work

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

  254. U.S. v. McDaniels

  255. PROJECT CARS

  256. Middleburg Man Killed in Early Morning Accident

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

  258. Rose and Jennifer's Story

  259. HSRC - Drowsy Driving Study, Participants

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

  261. Susan Coveney

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

  263. Winter: Fear and Danger

  264. Richmond Review - March 10, 1999

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

  266. Marihuana for Intractable Hiccoughs

  267. The Longest Day

  268. "Drained" Interview

  269. Drowsy Driving Death Remembered This Labor Day

  270. Wilkinson-Related Announcements

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

  272. ‘Don’t Drive Drowsy’ sign dedicated in memory of Germantown teen

  273. ‘I miss him every day:’ Mother remembers son lost to drowsy driving














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