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The term drowsiness is used here to refer to the state of reduced alertness, usually accompanied by performance and psychophysiological changes, which may result in loss of alertness or being asleep at the wheel. The term driver fatigue is also widely used to describe this condition, especially in Police Accident Reports and in accident data files. However, Stem et al. [119], Tepas and Paley [125] and others have correctly pointed out that drowsiness is distinct from physical fatigue and that drowsiness rather than fatigue should be the principal concern in relation to driving.
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Holzmann, F. (2008). Determination of the driver drowsiness. In: Adaptive Cooperation between Driver and Assistant System. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-540-74474-0_13
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