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ArticlePloS one2020

Relationship between truck driver fatigue and rear-end collision risk.

Kei Mizuno, Daichi Ojiro, Takeshi Tanaka, Shunsuke Minusa, Hiroyuki Kuriyama, Emi Yamano, Hirohiko Kuratsune, Yasuyoshi Watanabe

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Article in PloS one, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

6 citing papers in PubMed, 24 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

8 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Kei MizunoLaboratory for Pathophysiological and Health Science, RIKEN Center for Biosystems Dynamics Research, Kobe, Hyogo, Japan.ORCID 0000-0003-4907-5567
Daichi OjiroResearch & Development Group, Hitachi, Ltd., Tokyo, Japan.
Takeshi TanakaResearch & Development Group, Hitachi, Ltd., Tokyo, Japan.
Shunsuke MinusaResearch & Development Group, Hitachi, Ltd., Tokyo, Japan.
Hiroyuki KuriyamaResearch & Development Group, Hitachi, Ltd., Tokyo, Japan.
Emi YamanoLaboratory for Pathophysiological and Health Science, RIKEN Center for Biosystems Dynamics Research, Kobe, Hyogo, Japan.
Hirohiko KuratsuneLaboratory for Pathophysiological and Health Science, RIKEN Center for Biosystems Dynamics Research, Kobe, Hyogo, Japan.
Yasuyoshi WatanabeLaboratory for Pathophysiological and Health Science, RIKEN Center for Biosystems Dynamics Research, Kobe, Hyogo, Japan.
Hitachi (Japan) · JPOsaka City University · JP

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The fatigue of truck, bus, and taxi drivers has been a causal trigger for road accidents. However, the relationship between collision risk and the extent of objective fatigue has yet to be confirmed. In this study, we aimed to identify the relationship between autonomic nerve function as an objective parameter of fatigue and the extent of rear-end collision risk, which includes not only objectively risky events but also situations in which truck drivers require safety guidance from safety transport managers. Data of 33 truck driver participants (2 females, 31 males, 46.0 ± 9.1 years old, min-max: 24-65 years old) were analyzed. Drive recorder and automotive sensor data were collected over an eight-month period, and the autonomic nerve function during resting state in drivers was evaluated daily, pre- and post-shift, using pulse waves and electrocardiographic waveform measurement. The rear-end collision risk Index was developed using decision tree analysis of the audiovisual drive recorder data and distance data from the front automotive sensors. The rear-end collision risk index of shift-day was positively correlated with the sympathetic nerve activity index of post-shift condition on the previous day. This suggests that fatigue-related sympathetic nerve overactivity of post-shift condition increases the rear-end collision risk in the following day. Measures, such as actively seeking rest and undertaking fatigue recovery according to the degree of sympathetic nerve activity of post-shift condition, are necessary in order to prevent truck drivers' rear-end collisions.

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FatigueMotor VehiclesAccidents, TrafficAdultAgedAutomobile DrivingFemaleHumansMaleMiddle AgedReaction TimeRiskYoung Adult

Identifiers

PMID32915847
PMCPMC7485791
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