Презентация на тему Fatigue safety

measure.
After single-car wrecks in which the driver killed himself,

police and investigators can only speculate about what happened.

to getting less sleep
Extracurricular activities are prevalent
Late

night socializing
Poor sleep habits

Who Is Most At Risk?

your attention away from traffic.
Fatigue is just as dangerous

as other distractions.

for a year, using specialized instruments.
Nearly 80 percent of

the 72 recorded crashes and 65 percent of the 761 near-crashes involved driver inattention just prior to the incident.

100,000 crashes per year
71,000 injuries per year
1500

deaths per year

of 1,456 adult drivers, 60 percent reported that they

had driven while feeling drowsy at least once within the past year.
Thirty-seven percent said they had "nodded off or fallen asleep" while driving a vehicle at least once in their life.

they had nodded off while driving during the past

year.
Two-thirds of these people had had six or fewer hours of sleep the previous night.

a problem after the sun goes down.
According to one

survey, equal amounts of incidents (more than one-quarter) occurred in the afternoon (noon to 6 p.m.) and between midnight and 6 a.m.

to stay in line
Inattention
Symptoms of Fatigue

& vision
The driver pays less attention to important

road signs, road changes, actions of other drivers

Symptoms, cont.

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Time of Day

mid-afternoon
dip

radio- loud music
Taking off your shoes
Eating a

snack
Splashing cold water on your face

Tips That Don’t Work

waiting 20 minutes, and then driving.

Drawback: It may take

2 hours or more before being able to fall asleep, therefore cutting time off the next day’s rest time.

Coffee – A Good Fix?

effects of drowsiness while driving

Answer: True, but caution is

advised. It takes 20–30 minutes for the caffeine to take effect, and although it helps you with alertness it is by no means a substitute for rest. Also, once you get home it takes a couple of hours to subside in the system so if you need to go to sleep immediately when you get home, this may cut down on your rest for the next day.

Question 1

about to go to go to sleep

Answer: False. Sleep

is not voluntary. If you’re drowsy, you can fall asleep and never even know it. You cannot tell how long you’ve been asleep.

Question 2

it doesn’t matter if you’re sleepy.

Answer: False. The only

safe driver is an alert driver. Even the safest drivers become confused and use poor judgment when they are sleepy or fatigued.

Question 3