TWU Autumn 2010

Taking control of drowsiness before it's too late

28% of truck drivers have reported that they have fallen asleep at the wheel. They were lucky to live to tell the tale. An Australian invention helps driver manage their fatigue throughout their shift

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Friday 9 April 2010

Fighting fatigue
Push to force truckies to wear anti-snooze glasses

By Joe Hildebrand

HI-TECH glasses that ‘‘read’’ a driver’s fatigue level and ring an alarm if they are too tired could be rolled out across the NSW trucking industry.
Transport Minister David Campbell said the Government was investigating whether to make the technology mandatory for the long-haul freight industry, amid claims from Optalert’s Australian inventors that it could prevent up to 90 per cent of accidents caused by fatigue.

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Thursday May 20 2010 

Vision: a wake-up call for drwosy drivers

A new device promises to reduce the danger of drivers falling asleep at the whell, writes Mark Lawson

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Managing the risks of drowsy driving
Australasian Mine Safety Journal
Summer 2009

Optalert's Chief Scientist, Dr Murray Johns, and CEO, John Prendergast have written a special feature on managing the risks of drowsy driving for the summer edition of the Australasian Mine Safety Journal.

December/January 2009

Road traffic accidents cost Australians an estimated $15 billion per year. National Transport Commission research recently published by Vic Roads indicates that up to 30% of truck fatalities and 52% of major crash insurance claims are related to drowsy drivers. This research also indicates that 28% of heavy vehicle license holders reported having fallen asleep while driving.

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December 2008

Almost half of long distance truck drivers have "nodded off" whilst driving. During the 12 months to the end of March 2008, 294 people died from 251 crashes involving heavy trucks or buses.

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November/December 2008

Looking for all the world like normal sunglasses while surreptitiously housing tiny receptors which monitor eyelid movements, Optalert is a revolutionary system that is capable of detecting impending drowsiness in the wearer.

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November/December 2008

Road traffic accidents cost Australians an estimated $15 billion per year. National Transport Commission research recently published by Vic Roads indicates that up to 30% of truck fatalities and 52% of major crash insurance claims are related to drowsy drivers.

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November 2008

Road traffic accidents cost Australians an estimated $15 billion per year. National Transport Commission research recently published by Vic Roads indicates that up to 30 per cent of truck fatalities and 52 per cent of major crash insurance claims are related to drowsy drivers.

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