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Old 28th Oct 2013, 20:42
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Mr Angry from Purley
 
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4 Dogs - to my knowledge not published yet.
Here's a re-print from the Daily Mail of today
" A fifth nod off at the wheel"
Almost one in five drivers have dozed off at the wheel according to a report. Of them, three in ten did so on the motorway while doing up to 70 mph. The study found a quarter of men have fallen asleep while driving, twice as likely as women (13%)
The study looked at how often tiredness or lack of concentration caused accidents. 3 in ten drivers have experienced an accident because of a lapse in concentration from just missing a pedestrian to hitting another vehicle. Drivers are advised to take a 15 min break every two hours. However a third are so eager to reach their destination they will ignore feelings of fatigue

So truck driver, you feel tired your 6th early, absolutely agree. Where's the danger though - on the aircraft, two Pilots, automation, Atc, quick nap in the cruise (or break perhaps Uplinker), or when your driving home.
And why not email your Chief Pilot than the Rosterer????

Lastly - why if there is all this fatigue out there - EU FTL under SPQ has been out ther a long time now - why no accidents?
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