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Time Change Linked to Spike in fatigue-related Crashes
VANCOUVER (NEWS1130) – It is said that time change can have the same effects on your body as jet lag. This morning our clocks went back one hour as move from Daylight Saving Time to Standard Time but the change is often linked to a spike in fatigue-related crashes on local roads. Niela Milanio with BCAA suggests […]
FMSCA Plans to Test Impact of Split Sleep Breaks on Fatigue
The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration plans to conduct a 90-day on-highway pilot program that will evaluate if split sleeper berth breaks will affect truck driver fatigue, a top agency official said Oct. 27. Martin Walker, chief of FMCSA’s research division, told an agency advisory committee that the pilot could begin as early as January […]
Too Tired to Fly: Accountability for Time Management
It’s difficult for me–and perhaps many of you who have worked late night shifts, as well–to read the NTSB’s preliminary report of the UPS Airbus A300 that crashed in the early morning hours of August 14 last year just short of the runway in Birmingham, Ala., and not think of our own experiences working midnight shifts. Both the […]
WATCH: Fatigued Truckers and Deadly Consequences
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Pentagon Considers Using Electricity to Stimulate troops’ brains
WASHINGTON — For some modern soldiers, caffeine is just not enough to stay vigilant, especially for the growing ranks of digital warriors who must spend hours monitoring spy drone footage and other streams of surveillance data. So the Pentagon is exploring a novel way to extend troops’ attention spans and sharpen their reaction times: stimulate […]
New pilot rules go into effect this weekend
New rules that require pilots to get a minimum amount of uninterrupted rest and limit the number of consecutive hours they can fly will go into effect on Saturday. Original Article Here Airlines, which have had two years to prepare for the changes, say they are bracing for potential delays and cancellations, especially on days […]
The Concussion Crisis is Deadlier Than Ever – Can Tech Solve It?
Jake Woolley remembers the day he got his fourth concussion. It was nice weather for football on Nov. 9 in Pocatello, Idaho: a clear sky, about 55 degrees at kickoff. Nearly 5,000 people had gathered to see the Idaho State Bengals take on the visiting Portland State Vikings. Read More. It was just after 3 […]
Truckies may exploit new laws to work longer hours
Truck drivers on long-haul shifts will be able to manipulate looming changes to national heavy vehicle laws so they can work longer shifts – in some cases, more than 16 hours in a single day – in what police warn is a troubling backwards step for road safety. Read More
