Rumble strips are seen as systematic interventions that can help prevent lane-departure accidents. There is little evidence, however, for how or even whether rumble strips intervene to prevent fatigue-related accidents. We therefore asked drivers who actively recalled falling sleeping behind the wheel about their interactions with rumble strips. Our analyses show that real-world driver experience supports claims that rumble strips act by reducing the severity of the consequences of fatigued-driving. Most notable we found that significantly fewer sleep-behind-the-wheel incidents resulted in road departure accidents where rumble strips were present.
Woken by Rumble Strips. Reports from Drivers who have Fallen Asleep at the wheel
2010
34 pages
Report
No indication
English
Transportation Safety , Road Transportation , Rumble strips , Traffic safety , Driver fatigue , Accident prevention , Motor vehicle operators , Intervention , Sleeping , Tiredness , Motor vehicle accidents , Surveys , Traffic control , Countermeasures , Norway , Foreign technology , Sleep crash risks