U.S. Driver Fatigue-Related Crash Statistics, 1989-1993

NHTSA data from the General Estimates System (GES) and Fatal Accident Reporting System (FARS) summarizes national crash statistics involving driver fatigue or drowsiness. The report by R R Knipling focuses on the five-year period 1989-1993 and reviews findings from other studies on this causal factor. It also provides an overview of NHTSA programs aimed at improving data collection and developing countermeasures for this traffic safety problem.

Use Cases

• Quantifying the incidence of fatigue-related crashes based on national statistics
• Analyzing characteristics of drowsy-driving incidents mentioned in the report
• Reviewing methodological limitations for studying this crash causal factor
• Informing the development of traffic safety countermeasures based on program overviews

Strengths

• Data sourced from authoritative U.S. national systems (NHTSA GES and FARS)
• Covers a defined five-year period (1989-1993)
• Report includes a review of findings from other related studies

Limitations

• Row count and column-level documentation are absent
• The data files are acknowledged to have limitations for quantifying this specific crash causal factor
• Last update date is unknown; freshness unverified

Provenance

Source

National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) General Estimates System (GES) and Fatal Accident Reporting System (FARS)

Collection Method

Report summarizing statistics and reviewing other studies

Time Range

1989-1993

Freshness

Data primarily covers 1989-1993; report recency unknown.

Geography

United States (national statistics)