Driver Fatigue: A look at the impact that driver fatigue has had on our roads.

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Description: This essay was for a traffic psychology class. It is basically a good overview of driver fatigue and the impact it has had (especially on Australian roads). It has a lot of statistics which are all relatively current (up to 2000). Driver fatigue is found to be a factor in hundreds of road accidents in Australia every year. This report will set out to examine the phenomenon known as driver fatigue and cover such topics …

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