Talkin Winter Ops
Listen in on conversations with experts in the field of road weather and winter road maintenance as they explain how their work helps make roads safer and passable during winter storm events.
Talkin Winter Ops
Episode 34: Asleep at the wheel - Fighting Driver Fatigue
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The most important element of a successful winter maintenance program are the employees. Having a well trained, efficient, and alert workforce is a key to success. However, working long hours during a emergency without opportunities to refresh can lead to dire consequences. For example, when you’ve been awake for 24 hours your performance can be similar to someone with a blood alcohol content of 0.1%
Listen in as Dave Orr, Director of the Cornell LTAP center talks about research into driver fatigue and discusses Tech Tips they’ve developed to help agencies understand driver fatigue and ways to combat it.
You can reach out to Dave Orr for more information through his email dave.orr@cornell.edu
View the Tech Tips at https://cornell.app.box.com/v/SnowFatigueFullSeries
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