Originally Posted by roulishollandais
Statistic say that road accidents are more serious and numerous arriving in the well-known streets near of home. My father in law died in such an accident crossing a road without respecting the Stop he knew very well and always respected, cutting the way to another car. It was 300 m from his home after a 300 km trip. His sister died too. Her ejected husband and my mother in law and the driver of the other car were severly injured.
That is an interesting comment. Can you show the statistics you referenced?
Something similar happened to my wife when she was working with me. She fell asleep on a gradual curve within sight of the house and ran off the side of the road when the road straightened. Totaled her car. Tending to a sick friend the night before had caused her to exceed her normal fatigue levels. I suspect that she relaxed a bit when she thought she was home.
There may be some application to aviation although the level of stimulus on approach is higher than during a drive home. I can almost imagine a tired crew doing a difficult night approach in the weather, and then microsleeping during the rollout. Does anyone have any stories to relate along that line?