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Driver fatigue alert systems represent an emerging technology of special interest to fleets. That safety technology is coming soon to the mining industry, thanks to a new agreement.
Read More →A new study by the Virginia Tech Transportation Institute concludes that driver fatigue is a much more common cause of crashes than previously believed.
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The study also reveals the double standard that most drivers hold when it comes to engaging in distracted driving.
Read More →ATLANTA - Out of 147,076 respondents, 4.2% reported having fallen asleep while at the wheel during the previous 30 days.
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Driver fatigue impairs reaction time and often results in crashes. While a number of factors contribute to drowsy driving, precautions can be taken to prevent falling asleep at the wheel.
Read More →This week's safety advice provides 8 tips that are designed to help fleet drivers avoid falling asleep at the wheel.
Read More →WILMINGTON, DE — Nearly all drivers (96 percent) feel drowsy driving is an unacceptable behavior, yet almost a third (32 percent) admitted driving when they were so tired that they had difficulty keeping their eyes open in the past month, according to the AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety’s 2011 safety culture survey.
Read More →ANN ARBOR, MI - Over the past five years, road fatalities in the United States have fallen 22 percent, primarily because of the poor economy and the increased prevalence of air bags, according to University of Michigan researchers.
Read More →PONTIAC, MI - TK Holdings Inc., the North American subsidiary of Takata Corp., said it is addressing the roadway hazard of drowsy driving in the commercial trucking industry with the company's SafeTraK3 advanced electronic vision system.
Read More →RICHMOND, VA - Virginia has launched a new pilot program to use undeveloped state Department of Transportation properties as truck safety rest areas.
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