traffic accidents

Drowsiness and lack of alertness while driving are major causes of traffic accidents. An attention support system that detects periods of inattention would greatly improve safety on the roads.
Drunk drivers
Cellphone distractions
Driving with headlights on full
A Survey of Public Education Literature regarding Driver Sleepiness
D. Flatley and L.A. Reyner of Loughborough University Sleep Research Centre, write that: "From analyses of various road accidents in the UK ("Road Audits") we have found that about 20% of road traffic accidents on motorways and other major trunk roads are caused by driver sleepiness. Drivers in these sleep related vehicle accidents (SRVAs) are more likely to sustain fatal or serious injuries than in road traffic accidents as a whole. Maycock (1996), in his postal questionnaire survey of accidents involving male drivers, and the relationship between these accidents and daytime sleepiness, found that 29% of respondents had felt close to falling asleep at the ...