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TRANSPORT CANADA SCHOLARSHIP IN SAFETY AND SECURITY |
falcon
12-09-2007 08:39
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Over the past couple of years, I have been working under the supervision
of Dr. Alistair MacLean in the Sleep Laboratory in the Psychology
Department at Queens University. My research focus has been primarily
devoted to examining the relationship between sleepiness and driving. As
sleepiness is an important factor in many motor vehicle accidents,
particularly for young drivers between the ages of 16 to 29, there is a
great need to investigate which factors contribute to drivers decision
making process in determining when they are too sleepy to continue to
drive safely and what actions they take to counter this level of
sleepiness.
I have recently completed the first of three studies investigating
drivers perceptions of and willingness to use various countermeasures to
fight off sleepiness. Such information is vital in developing effective
interventions to reduce drowsy driving as many drivers currently rely on
ineffective countermeasures to cope with their sleepiness.
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