Driving yourself to death ; a cognitive model of fatigue applied to highway safety

Contributors
Creator: Nilsson, Thomy
Date Recorded
1990-11-23
Date Digitized
2024
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Event
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Physical Location
Original cassette held by UPEI Archives and Special Collections
Duration
01:15:55
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UPEI Archives Audio Collection
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Transcript
01:00 Nilsson begins speaking; discussion of driver fatalities related to fatigue

01:30 Discussion of a study on those who survived car accidents

02:30 Discussion of truck accident fatalities related to fatigue

03:30 Discussion of Hans Lusberg (sp?) and a study on fatigue related accidents

05:00 Discussion of research in the 1980's on driver fatigue

06:30 Discussion of muscle fatigue

08:00 Discussion of cognitive fatigue

09:30 Discussion of a driving simulator for studying cognitive fatigue

14:30 Discussion of the Doyle highway in Alberta

16:00 Discussion of experimental controls on causes of fatigue

20:00 Discussion of resilience, studies on

24:00 Discussion of human adaptation to various environments

25:30 Discussion of the brain's ability to monitor fatigue

27:00 Discussion of objective and subjective fatigue; self-report relating to

30:00 Discussion of a study on a study on time and driving fatigue

32:30 Discussion of findings from above study

36:30 Discussion of a study on taking rest stops

40:00 Discussion of performance and fatigue

42:00 Discussion of Charles Lindberg

46:00 Discussion of the development of a cognitive model of fatigue

52:00 Discussion of driving in relation to work fatigue

54:30 Discussion of fatigue among truck drivers

57:00 Discussion of the impact of driving at night

01:01:00 End of Nilsson's lecture; question regarding studies on non-driver related driving fatigue

01:01:30 Question regarding the impact of age on fatigue

01:03:00 Question regarding switching drivers, impact on safety

01:06:30 Question regarding traffic fatality statistics; drunk driving

01:08:00 Question regarding the impact of medication on driving

01:09:00 Question regarding the ability of the body to enter autopilot

01:10:00 Question regarding details of Nilsson's study; question on fatigue deterrents

01:13:00 Question regarding fatigue deterrents in Los Angeles and Vancouver

01:14:00 Question regarding the relationship between accidents and time of day

01:15:00 Question regarding the impact of the sun on driving visibility