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STUDY * Europe - Fatigue only a limited factor in truck accidents
A new study commissioned by the European Commission and the International Road Transport Union claims that of 624 truck crashes studied, only 6% involved driver fatigue
Brussels,Belgium - Penton Media/Fleet Owner (USA), by Brian Straight -Aug 6, 2010: -- When fatigue was identified as the cause of the accident, the European Truck Accident Causation report said “Most accidents happen between [2 and 2:59 a.m.], probably the time when the driver’s biorhythm is at a low point, and from [3 and 3:59 p.m.] when it is nearly the end of the working day”... The report also said fatigue “plays only a minor role” in accidents in cities. It did note that of the accidents where fatigue played a role, 37% of those were fatal and 68% involved another vehicle... Overall, the report found that human error was responsible for 85.2% of all accidents, although only 25% of those can be attributed to the truck driver. Weather (4.4%), infrastructure (5.1%) or technical failures of the vehicle (5.3%) were the other main factors in crashes... More than 30% of the time, the cause of accidents at an intersection are due to failure to observe intersection rules or non-adapted speed for the situation... Speed remains the top cause in single-truck accidents as well, causing 20.3% of incidents. Fatigue is the reason18.9% of the time... Still the report said that fatigue, only plays a minor role in accidents, and most of those occur on highways... Labels: safety studies, truckers' fatigue
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