Sleepiness at the Wheel
Basic Information
Network | ENT II | ||||||
Website | https://www.transport-era.net/action-groups/ent15-sleepiness-at-the-wheel.html | ||||||
Aim of the joint call | Sleepiness at the wheel and attention disorders have been identified as major risks factors, which have to be quickly faced with preventive actions. Excessive sleepiness due to sleep deprivation, sleep disorders or iatrogenic effects, is responsible of 20% of traffic accidents and 2/3 of truck accidents on motorway. Drugs affecting driving skills are involved in 10% of road accidents. People taking medication are in average 2 fold more likely to have an accident. Key ideas and objectives The main idea of the project is to fight behavioural and organic sleepiness and attention disorders at the wheel and reduce road crashes linked to these symptoms. This action will be effective through experimental scientific research but also by raising public awareness thanks to informative campaigns which will be constructed from the research findings. | ||||||
Type of joint call | One Stage - Call with no pre-proposals submission | ||||||
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Is call co-funded? | No | ||||||
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