@article{ref1,
title="Fatigue crashes happen in urban areas too: characteristics of crashes in low speed urban areas",
journal="Proceedings of the Australasian road safety research, policing and education conference",
year="2008",
author="Haworth, N. and Steinhardt, D. and Smith, S. S. and Armstrong, K. A.",
volume="12",
number="",
pages="-",
abstract="Driver fatigue remains a significant contributory factor in motor-vehicle crashes. Fatigue-attributed crashes most often occur in rural, high speed driving environments with a single vehicle leaving the roadway or crossing the centre line. Previous research has however suggested that fatigue may contribute to a greater number and broader range of crashes, including those in low speed, urban environments. Little research has been conducted towards identifying the salient characteristics associated with fatigue-related crashes occurring in these areas. In order to address this limitation, this investigation examines the characteristics associated with police reported fatigue/fall asleep crashes in urban areas with a speed zone of 60km/h or less, using Queensland crash data from Queensland Transport's Road Crash Database for the period 1 July 2000 to 30 June 2006. The results obtained revealed specific characteristics associated with fatigue/fell asleep crashes, compared to crashes considered to be the result of other circumstances.<p />",
language="en",
issn="",
doi="",
url="http://dx.doi.org/"
}