| Title | The NHTSA & NCSDR Program to Combat Drowsy Driving: A Report to Congress on the Collaboration between National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) and the National Center on Sleep Disorders Research (NCSDR) |
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| Record ID | 25962 |
| Source | http://www.nhtsa.dot.gov/people/injury/drowsy_driving1/drowsy2/drws-cov.htm |
| Corporate Creator | United States. Department of Transportation. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration; National Center on Sleep Disorders Research (National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute) |
| Publisher | National Center on Sleep Disorders Research (National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute); United States. Department of Transportation. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration |
| Publication Date | 19990601 |
| Language | English |
| Abstract | In 1996, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) embarked on a congressionally mandated effort to develop educational countermeasures to the effects of fatigue, sleep disorders, and inattention on highway safety. In collaboration with National Center on Sleep Disorders Research (NCSDR), the program established three main components: a workplace education program for shift workers to reduce the incidence of drowsy driving, a school-based program for high schools to increase students' awareness of the dangers of drowsy driving, and an in-vehicle data-collection effort to obtain driver and vehicle performance measures of real-life inattention events. The Committee on Appropriations of the U.S. Senate, in Senate Report 104-325 on the Department of Transportation and Related Agencies Appropriations Bill, 1997, directed NHTSA to report to the House and Senate Appropriations Committees describing the collaborative efforts and funding activities between NHTSA and the NCSDR. In addition to providing the requested information, this report provides an overview of and status report on the agencies' development, implementation, and evaluation activities. |
| Rosap ID | dot:1636 |
| Rosap URL | https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/1636 |
| TRT Terms | Physiological fatigue; High risk drivers; Highway safety; Safety programs; Education; Countermeasures |
| General Subjects | Drowsy and distracted driving |
| Classification | NTL - SAFETY AND SECURITY - SAFETY AND SECURITY; NTL - SAFETY AND SECURITY - Highway Safety; NTL - SAFETY AND SECURITY - Human Factors |
| Geographical Coverage |
United States |
| TRIS Online Accession No |
765916 |
| Report Number | DOT-HS-808-918; NTIS-PB99151557 |
| Availability | NHTSA - Behavioral Safety Research |
| Resource type | Research Paper |
| URL | https://ntlrepository.blob.core.windows.net/lib/25000/25900/25962/DOT-HS-808-918.pdf |
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| Database | NTL Digital Repository |