





Fatigue Management
What can be done to prevent fatigue related crashes?
not driving at times of the day when they are usually asleep getting enough sleep before driving stopping driving for a short sleep if they notice signs of fatigue or sleepiness (such as yawning, blinking more than usual, or forgetting the last few kilometers of driving).
sealing road shoulders so that it is easier for drivers to regain control if they drift off the road providing audio-tactile edge lining so that drivers can hear and feel when their tyres cross the line removing roadside hazards such as poles and trees providing places for driver to stop and rest, and put up signs letting drivers know where the next rest stop is put signs up warning of dangerous parts of the road .
Commercial vehicle drivers
requiring transport operators to have schedules that do not encourage drivers to work when they are fatigued controlling drivers’ hours through legislation and use of tachographs medical screening and treatment for sleep problems and disorders fatigue education, both for drivers and transport owners.
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Related Images
A fatigued driver. Image credit: iStock Fatigue advisory signage in China. Image credit: GRSP A highway rest area sign. Image credit www.epermittest.com Lane widening works. Image credit: iStock







