title: Asleep at the Wheel-The Road to Addressing Drowsy Driving.
abstract: Drowsy driving is a dangerous behavior that leads to thousands of deaths and injuries each year. It is also a controllable factor for drivers. Drivers are capable of modifying this behavior if given sufficient information and motivation. Our goal is to establish a comprehensive and strategic effort to end drowsy driving crashes and deaths. This article highlights some of the conclusions of a unique recent meeting of sleep experts and highway safety professionals and describes the first steps the community has taken and plans to take in the future to address this issue.
authors.affiliation: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, US Department of Transportation,Washington, DC.
authors.forename: J Stephen
authors.initials: JS
authors.lastname: Higgins
authors.affiliation: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, US Department of Transportation,Washington, DC.
authors.forename: Jeff
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Michael
authors.affiliation: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, US Department of Transportation,Washington, DC.
authors.forename: Rory
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Austin
authors.affiliation: Karolinska Institute, Solna, Sweden.|Sleep Research Society, Darien, IL.
authors.forename: Torbjörn
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Åkerstedt
authors.affiliation: Sleep Research Society, Darien, IL.|Sleep and Performance Research Center, Washington State University, Pullman, WA.
authors.forename: Hans P A
authors.initials: HP
authors.lastname: Van Dongen
authors.affiliation: University of Washington, Seattle, WA.|American Academy of Sleep Medicine, Darien, IL.
authors.forename: Nathaniel
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Watson
authors.affiliation: Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA.|National Sleep Foundation, Washington, DC.
authors.forename: Charles
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Czeisler
authors.affiliation: Sleep Research Society, Darien, IL.|Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA.
authors.forename: Allan I
authors.initials: AI
authors.lastname: Pack
authors.affiliation: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, US Department of Transportation,Washington, DC.
authors.forename: Mark R
authors.initials: MR
authors.lastname: Rosekind
mesh_terms: D000063:Accidents, Traffic / Q000517:prevention & control* / Q000523:psychology* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001334:Automobile Driving / Q000193:education / Q000523:psychology*; D001336:Automobiles; D005221:Fatigue / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000517:prevention & control; D005260:Female; D006266:Health Education; D006293:Health Promotion; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009042:Motivation; D011634:Public Health; D012307:Risk Factors; D012449:Safety; D012892:Sleep Deprivation / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000517:prevention & control; D012894:Sleep Stages; D014481:United States; D055815:Young Adult
keywords: Public Health; Shift Work; Sleep Deprivation.; Sleep and Driving