Highlights Two dashcams were used to evaluate microsleep-related behaviors in truck collisions. Collisions occurred within about 40 s after anti-sleepiness behaviors decreased. Behavioral signs of microsleep in professional drivers surged before collisions. Collisions occurred after repeated abnormal vehicle behaviors by microsleep. Monitoring systems should evaluate both the driver and vehicle simultaneously.

    Abstract Objective With the rapid spread of dashcams, many car accidents have been recorded; however, behavioral approaches using these dashcam video footage have not been sufficiently examined. We employed dashcam video footage to evaluate microsleep-related behaviors immediately prior to real-world truck collisions in professional drivers to explore a new solution to reduce collisions attributed to falling asleep at the wheel. Methods In total, 3,120 s of video footage (60 s/case × 52 cases) from real-world truck collisions of 52 professional drivers obtained from interior and exterior dashcams were used and visually analyzed in a second-by-second manner to simultaneously evaluate any eye changes and microsleep-related behaviors (the driver’s anti-sleepiness behavior, behavioral signs of microsleep, and abnormal vehicle behavior) during driving. Results Assessment of the frequency of occurrence of each item of microsleep-related behavior in the 52 collisions revealed that the item “touching” in terms of anti-sleepiness behavior, “absence of body movement” in terms of behavioral signs of microsleep, and “inappropriate line crossing” in terms of abnormal vehicle behavior were observed at the highest rate in all drivers (46.2%, 75.0%, and 78.8%, respectively). Decreases in anti-sleepiness behavior coincided with increases in behavioral signs of microsleep and abnormal vehicle behavior, with collisions occurring within approximately 40 s of these changes. Collisions were more common among young people and in the early morning and evening. Conclusion Our dashcam video footage-based analysis in truck collisions attributed to falling asleep at the wheel revealed the process of changes in microsleep-related driver and vehicle behaviors, classified as anti-sleepiness behavior, behavioral signs of microsleep, and abnormal vehicle behavior. Based on these findings, to prevent collisions caused by falling asleep at the wheel, it is crucial to monitor not only the driver's eyes, but also the driver's whole body and vehicle behavior simultaneously to reliably detect microsleep-related behaviors.


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    Title :

    Dashcam video footage-based analysis of microsleep-related behaviors in truck collisions attributed to falling asleep at the wheel


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    Publication date :

    2023-04-05




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    Article (Journal)


    Type of material :

    Electronic Resource


    Language :

    English




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