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Fatigue Management, Sleep related Health Items and Driver Tiredness In The News

FTA opposes driver work-week restrictions Eye For Transport Newsletter 27/02/2006
Update on Digital Tachographs Eye For Transport Newsletter 27/02/2006
Driver fatigue – an accident waiting to happen Australian Academy of Sciences 27/02/2006
General Tips on Driver Safety BBC News 27/02/2006
New EU Driver Regulations Eye For Transport Newsletter 14/12/2005
Wireless technology for fleets: Rewards worth the teething troubles Eye For Transport Newsletter 05/12/2005
Drive Safely this Winter: Beware of seasonal fog and ice! Department of Transport, UK 03/12/2005
British Attitudes Split over the Non-Stop Society Management Issues News 26/09/2005
Sleep Deprivation affects Managers' Quality of Life DEMOS Institute Press Release 26/09/2005
Driver Safety and Fatigue in the 24/7 world Swedish National Road and Transport Research Institute 26/09/2005
Tackling the Long Hours Culture UNISON Press Release 26/09/2005
UK embraces 24/7 Lifestyle PRnews 26/09/2005
Driver Fatigue Plays Role in Many Traffic Accidents Press Release - St. Mary's Medical Center/Whitman College - USA 26/08/2005
Fatal Accidents among Car and Truck Drivers: Effects of Fatigue, et. al. Beta Research - Large Scale Study Abstract 26/08/2005
Tiredness Kills! RAC Press Release 26/08/2005
The Warning Signs of Driver Fatigue National Safety Council of Ireland 26/08/2005
Fatigue Related Accidents - Updated BBC News 24/08/2005
Night Shift Workers Crash More Cars BBC news 24/08/2005
Driver Fatigue Kills BBC News 24/08/2005
School Kids Killed in South Africa Crash Radio South Africa - FM 22/08/2005
Important Advances in Driver Safety Technology The Daily Telegraph 22/08/2005
Technological Advances and Safety Training Save Lives The Guardian 15/08/2005
USA Drug Research on Fatigue Yahoo News - Health 03/08/2005
Fatigue related Road Crash Kills 4 CNN 29/07/2005
Sleeping Driver jailed over crash BBC News 06/12/2004
'Tired driver' caused carnage News24 01/12/2004
Disrupted sleep causes 'worker burnout' New Scientist 17/11/2004
911 Operator Falls Asleep During Call WBAL-TV 11/08/2004
Lorry driver who killed family in M1 crash fined £1000 The Times 05/08/2004
Ambulance driver may have fallen asleep at wheel TV-NZ 22/07/2004
Prosecutor now investigating fatal accident involving truck driver who fell asleep Wood TV Grand Rapids 22/07/2004
Selby driver is freed from prison The Daily Telegraph 12/07/2004
Driver falls asleep at the wheel, kills passenger ABC 06/07/2004
Snoring forces me to sleep alone BBC News 17/04/2004
Motorists 'admit driving tired' BBC News 13/02/2004
Bill to boost sleep disorder care BBC News 10/02/2004
Expert warns over sleep problems BBC News 10/02/2004
Fatal driver 'may have fallen asleep' BBC News 29/01/2004
Eight die in church bus crash in Louisiana CNN 14/10/2003
Asleep on the Job? Freight Transport Review 18/09/2003
M-way drivers ignoring fatigue BBC News 04/08/2003
Hatfield: Six are charged The Evening Standard 09/07/2003
Drowsiness Warning for Drivers Department for Transport 27/05/2003
Selby crash driver loses appeal BBC News 14/04/2003
Crash coach driver nodded off BBC News 09/04/2003
Imprison sleepy drivers who kill The Daily Telegraph 19/02/2003
Tough sentence for motorists The Evening Standard 19/02/2003
Driver says he fell asleep before crash The Cincinatti Enquirer 03/01/2003
Slave Driver Daily Record 17/12/2002