circadian factors

Circadian and time-of-day effects on driving: how the body clock modulates alertness independent of sleep amount — early-morning and post-lunch crash troughs, diurnal performance rhythms, melatonin phase. Timing-driven alertness, distinct from cumulative sleep loss (sleep_deprivation) and occupational schedules (shift_work_driving).

116 paper(s) · ranked by relevance to this topic

1. Light Isn’t Just for Vision Anymore: Implications for Transportation Safety · 2007 · Figueiro, Mariana G. et al. · archived
2. Effects of Operating Practices on Commercial Driver Alertness · 1999 · O'Neill, T. R. et al. · archived
3. Comparative analysis of drowsiness and performance in conditionally automated driving and manual driving considering the effect of circadian rhythm ↗ · 2022 · Zhang, Qi et al. · indexed
4. Influence of Seasonal and Chronobiological Factors on Driver Behavior and Traffic Accident Risk: A Scoping Review · 2026 · Assis, Eber Pinheiro et al. · archived
5. Time-of-day effects of alcohol intake on simulated driving performance in women ↗ · 1991 · Horne, James A. et al. · indexed
6. Effects of Operating Practices on Commercial Driver Alertness [Tech Brief] · 1999 · NHTSA · archived
7. Commercial Motor Vehicle Driver Fatigue And Alertness Study: Technical Summary · 1996 · Wylie, CD. et al. · archived
8. Drowsy Driving and Automobile Crashes · 1998 · NHTSA · archived
9. Drowsy Driving and Automobile Crashes: Report and Recommendations. · 2013 · NHTSA · archived
10. Circadian timing, drowsy driving, and health risk behavior in adolescent drivers. · 2016 · Keating, Daniel et al. · archived
11. Effects of Sleep Schedules on Commercial Motor Vehicle Driver Performance · 2000 · Balkin, T. et al. · archived
12. Light Isn’t Just for Vision Anymore: Implications for Transportation Safety (Part II) · 2009 · Figueiro, Mariana G. et al. · archived
13. Impaired alertness and performance driving home from the night shift: a driving simulator study ↗ · 2005 · Åkerstedt, Torbjörn et al. · indexed
14. Fatigue and Commercial Motorcoach/Bus Driver Safety: Expert Panel Report · 2013 · Belenky, Gregory et al. · archived
15. Effects of Sleep Schedules on Commercial Motor Vehicle Driver Performance - Part 2 [Tech Brief] · 2000 · NHTSA · archived
16. 0013 Comparing Sleep Loss and Circadian Effects in Cognitive Performance ↗ · 2025 · Lack, Leon et al. · indexed
17. COMMERCIAL MOTOR VEHICLE DRIVER FATIGUE AND ALERTNESS STUDY: EXECUTIVE SUMMARY ↗ · 1996 · Wylie, Carol et al. · indexed
18. Annotated Literature Review Relating to Proposed Revisions to the Hours-of-Service Regulation for Commercial Motor Vehicle Drivers · 1999 · NHTSA · archived
19. Sedating Effects of Ethanol And Time of Drinking ↗ · 1992 · Roehrs, Timothy et al. · indexed
20. The severity of driver fatigue in terms of line crossing: a pilot study comparing day- and night time driving in simulator · 2017 · Anund, Anna et al. · archived
21. Effects of daylight and darkness at daytime versus nighttime on driver sleepiness: A driving simulator study · 2024 · Meyerson, Amanda et al. · archived
22. Effects of Driver Task-related Fatigue on Driving Performance ↗ · 2014 · Gastaldi, Massimiliano et al. · indexed
23. Effects on vigilance performance and sleepiness of alcohol given in the early afternoon (‘post lunch’) vs. early evening ↗ · 1991 · Horne, James A. et al. · indexed
24. Investigation into Motor Carrier Practices to Achieve Optimal Commercial Motor Vehicle Driver Performance: Phase I · 2010 · NHTSA · archived
25. The impact of road lighting on road user alertness in the evening · 2023 · Alshdaifat, A. et al. · archived
26. Hours of Service and Driver Fatigue: Drive Characteristics Research · 2011 · NHTSA · archived
27. High risk of near-crash driving events following night-shift work ↗ · 2015 · Lee, Michael L. et al. · indexed
28. The Long Road Home: Driving Performance and Ocular Measurements of Drowsiness Following Night Shift-Work · 2013 · Horrey, William J. et al. · archived
29. Evaluation of Training Interventions to Mitigate Effects of Fatigue and Sleepiness on Driving Performance ↗ · 2016 · Hamid, Malek et al. · indexed
30. The Effects of Driving Situation on Sleepiness Indicators after Sleep Loss: A Driving Simulator Study · 2009 · ANUND, Anna et al. · archived
31. Eye-Activity Measures of Fatigue and Napping as a Fatigue Countermeasure: Tech Brief · 1999 · NHTSA · archived
32. Driving fatigue increases after the Spring transition to Daylight Saving Time in young male drivers: A pilot study · 2023 · Orsini, Federico et al. · archived
33. Investigation of the Effects of Split Sleep Schedules on Commercial Vehcle Driver Safety and Health · 2012 · NHTSA · archived
34. Vehicle accidents related to sleep: a review. ↗ · 1999 · Horne, Jennifer et al. · indexed
35. Effect of an Afternoon Nap on Nighttime Performance in a Driving Simulator ↗ · 1999 · Ranney, Thomas A. et al. · indexed
36. Evaluating Driver Drowsiness Countermeasures · 2017 · Gaspar, John G et al. · archived
37. Excessive Daytime Sleepiness and Commercial Motor Vehicle Driver Safety · 2009 · Tregear, Michelle L. et al. · archived
38. Why Do People Have Drowsy Driving Crashes? Input From Drivers Who Just Did · 1999 · Vaughn, Bradley V. et al. · archived
39. The effect of daylight versus darkness on driver sleepiness: a driving simulator study ↗ · 2018 · Ahlström, Christer et al. · indexed
40. Countermeasures to Reduce Drowsy Driving: Results of a Literature Review and Discussions with Experts · 2022 · AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety · archived
41. Sleep related vehicle accidents · 1995 · Horne, James A. et al. · archived
42. Analysis of driver task-related fatigue using driving simulator experiments ↗ · 2011 · Rossi, Riccardo et al. · indexed
43. Why Do People Have Drowsy Driving Crashes? Input from Drivers Who Just Did · 1999 · Stutts, Jane C. et al. · archived
44. An Assessment of Commuting Risk Factors for Air Traffic Control Specialists · 2006 · Nesthus, T. et al. · archived
45. Driver sleepiness ↗ · 1995 · Horne, James A. et al. · indexed
46. Drowsy Driving Among Older Adults: A Literature Review · 2010 · Zanier, Nicole et al. · archived
47. Effects of Partial and Total Sleep Deprivation On Driving Performance · 1999 · Peters, Robert D. et al. · archived
48. Field Study on the Efficacy of the New Restart Provision for Hours of Service [Final Report] · 2014 · Van Dongen, Hans P.A. et al. · archived
49. Look Out—It's Your Off-Peak Time of Day! Time of Day Matters More for Alerting than for Orienting or Executive Attention ↗ · 2013 · Knight, Marisa et al. · indexed
50. Driving simulator performance worsens after the Spring transition to Daylight Saving Time ↗ · 2022 · Orsini, Federico et al. · indexed
51. HOURS OF SERVICE REGULATIONS AND THE RISK OF FATIGUE AND SLEEP-RELATED ROAD ACCIDENTS. A LITERATURE REVIEW ↗ · 2003 · Amundsen, Astrid Helene et al. · indexed
52. Sleep-Deprived Young Drivers and the Risk for Crash ↗ · 2013 · Martiniuk, Alexandra et al. · indexed
53. The influence of daily sleep patterns of commercial truck drivers on driving performance · 2016 · Chen, Guang Xiang et al. · archived
54. The Sleep of Long-Haul Truck Drivers ↗ · 1997 · Mitler, Merrill M. et al. · indexed
55. Development of sleepiness in professional truck drivers: Real‐road testing for driver drowsiness and attention warning (<scp>DDAW</scp>) system evaluation · 2024 · Ahlström, Christer et al. · archived
56. An Investigation of Factors Affecting Driver Alertness · 1970 · Sussman, E. Donald et al. · archived
57. The Impact of Driving, Non-Driving Work, and Rest Breaks on Driving Performance in Commercial Motor Vehicle Operations · 2011 · NHTSA · archived
58. Biobehavioral Responses to Drowsy Driving Alarms and Alerting Stimuli · 2000 · Mallis, Malissa M. et al. · archived
59. Daylight Saving Time Transitions and Road Traffic Accidents ↗ · 2010 · Lahti, Tuuli et al. · indexed
60. Driver Alertness and Fatigue: Summary of Completed Research Projects, 1995-98 · 2000 · NHTSA · archived
61. Pedestrian alertness during the evening is not affected by lighting conditions typically used for road lighting · 2026 · Alshdaifat, A et al. · archived
62. Commercial Truck Driver Fatigue, Alertness, and Countermeasures Survey · 1999 · NHTSA · archived
63. Are Drivers Allowed to Sleep? Sleep Inertia Effects Drivers’ Performance after Different Sleep Durations in Automated Driving ↗ · 2023 · Schwarze, Doreen et al. · indexed
64. Field Study on the Efficacy of the New Restart Provision for Hours of Service [Research Brief] · 2014 · NHTSA · archived
65. Shifts, duration of work and accident risk of bus drivers ↗ · 1987 · Pokorny, M. L. I. et al. · indexed
66. Long-term effects of daylight saving time on driving fatigue · 2024 · Orsini, Federico et al. · archived
67. Assessing the impact of sleep time on truck driver performance using a recurrent event model ↗ · 2019 · Liu, Yi et al. · indexed
68. Assessing the impact of sleep time on truck driver performance using a recurrent event model ↗ · 2019 · Liu, Yi et al. · indexed
69. Fatigue and Motorcoach/Bus Driver Safety: Evidence Report · 2012 · Calloway, Meredith et al. · archived
70. The Effects of Coffee and Napping on Nighttime Highway Driving ↗ · 2006 · Philip, Pierre et al. · indexed
71. Driving Performance as a Function of Time on the Road ↗ · 1987 · Ranney, Thomas A. et al. · indexed
72. Driver sleepiness and risk of serious injury to car occupants: population based case control study ↗ · 2002 · Connor, Jennie et al. · indexed
73. Dissecting circadian performance rhythms: implications for shiftwork ↗ · 1993 · Folkard, Simon et al. · indexed
74. Changing Behaviors to Prevent Drowsy Driving and Promote Traffic Safety: Review of Proven, Promising, and Unproven Techniques · 1998 · Nguyen, Lan T. et al. · archived
75. FATIGUE AND PERFORMANCE IN HEAVY TRUCK DRIVERS WORKING DAY SHIFT, NIGHT SHIFT OR ROTATING SHIFTS ↗ · 2004 · Williamson, Ann et al. · indexed
76. Factors Associated with Stopping to Rest During Long Night-Time Simulated Drives ↗ · 2023 · Gaspar, John et al. · indexed
77. Prediction of drowsiness events in night shift workers during morning driving ↗ · 2017 · Liang, Yulan et al. · indexed
78. Sleepiness and Ethanol Effects on Simulated Driving ↗ · 1994 · Roehrs, Timothy et al. · indexed
79. Characteristics of crashes attributed to the driver having fallen asleep ↗ · 1995 · Pack, Allan I et al. · indexed
80. Effectiveness of Workload-Based Drowsy Driving Countermeasures ↗ · 2019 · Rayes, Freddy et al. · indexed
81. The Maintenance of Wakefulness Test and Driving Simulator Performance ↗ · 2005 · Banks, Siobhan et al. · indexed
82. In-Car Nocturnal Blue Light Exposure Improves Motorway Driving: A Randomized Controlled Trial · 2012 · Taillard, Jacques et al. · archived
83. Using real-life alert-based data to analyse drowsiness and distraction of commercial drivers ↗ · 2018 · Ferreira, Sara et al. · indexed
84. A Study Comparing the Hypnotic Efficacies and Residual Effects on Actual Driving Performance of Midazolam 15 mg, Triazolam 0.5 mg, Temazepam 20 mg and Placebo in Shiftworkers on Night Duty · 1988 · Riedel, W. J. et al. · archived
85. FATIGUE MANAGEMENT: LESSONS FROM RESEARCH ↗ · 1998 · Smiley, Alison · indexed
86. How Tired is Too Tired to Drive? A Systematic Review Assessing the Use of Prior Sleep Duration to Detect Driving Impairment · 2023 · Sprajcer, Madeline et al. · archived
87. Acute Sleep Deprivation and Risk of Motor Vehicle Crash Involvement · 2016 · AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety · archived
88. Blue-Enriched White Light Enhances Physiological Arousal But Not Behavioral Performance during Simulated Driving at Early Night ↗ · 2017 · Rodríguez-Morilla, Beatriz et al. · indexed
89. Reaction of sleepiness indicators to partial sleep deprivation, time of day and time on task in a driving simulator - the DROWSI project ↗ · 2009 · Åkerstedt, Torbjörn et al. · indexed
90. The arousal paradox in critical task performance in automated driving during sleep inertia using a quasi experimental approach · 2025 · Tomzig, Markus et al. · archived
91. Awareness of sleepiness when driving ↗ · 2003 · Horne, James A. et al. · indexed
92. Acute sleep deprivation and culpable motor vehicle crash involvement ↗ · 2018 · Tefft, Brian C · indexed
93. Sleepy drivers on a slippery road: A pilot study using a driving simulator ↗ · 2021 · Radun, Igor et al. · indexed
94. Relationship Between Daylight Saving Time and Traffic Crashes in Florida ↗ · 2022 · Molina, Jesus E. et al. · indexed
95. Young Drivers and the Risk for Drowsy Driving ↗ · 2013 · Ebel, Beth E. · indexed
96. BLUE LIGHT Exposure Reduces Objective Measures of Sleepiness during Prolonged Nighttime Performance Testing ↗ · 2009 · Jo Phipps‐Nelson et al. · indexed
97. Motorcoach Driver Fatigue Study 2011: Research Brief · 2012 · NHTSA · archived
98. Monitoring Radio Programs and Time of Day Affect Simulated Car-Driving Performance ↗ · 1994 · Jäncke, Lutz et al. · indexed
99. The Impact of Driving, Non-Driving Work, and Rest Breaks on Driving Performance in Commercial Motor Vehicle Operations · 2011 · Blanco, Myra et al. · archived
100. The impact of self-initiated breaks during drowsy driving ↗ · 2025 · Gaspar, John et al. · indexed
101. Seasonal Variation of Falling Asleep while Driving: An Examination of Fatal Road Accidents ↗ · 2006 · Radun, Igor et al. · indexed
102. In-vehicle fragrance administration as a countermeasure for driver fatigue · 2024 · Dahlman, Anna Sjörs et al. · archived
103. The Interplay of Time-of-day and Chronotype Results in No General and Robust Cognitive Boost ↗ · 2023 · Rey-Mermet, Alodie et al. · indexed
104. Temporal Dynamics of Subjective and Objective Alertness During Exposure to Bright Light in the Afternoon for 5 h ↗ · 2021 · Luo, Xue et al. · indexed
105. The Interplay of Time-of-day and Chronotype Results in No General and Robust Cognitive Boost ↗ · 2022 · Rey-Mermet, Alodie et al. · indexed
106. Circadian functioning and time perspectives: associations with eveningness, morning affect, and amplitude distinctness · 2024 · Carciofo, Richard · archived
107. Modafinil Improves Alertness, Vigilance, and Executive Function During Simulated Night Shifts ↗ · 2004 · Walsh, James K. et al. · indexed
108. Circadian Effects on Attention and Working Memory in College Students With Attention Deficit and Hyperactivity Symptoms ↗ · 2022 · Gabay, Lily et al. · indexed
109. Association of physical activity and rest-activity rhythm with sustained attention and melatonin among community-dwelling older adults. · 2026 · Lee P et al. · archived
110. Differential effects of chronotype on physical activity and cognitive performance in older adults · 2023 · Hicks, Hilary et al. · archived
111. Circadian Components in Energy and Tension and Their Relation to Physiological Activation and Performance ↗ · 2004 · Košćec, Adrijana et al. · indexed
112. Circadian Rhythm and Sleep Disturbances in Young Adult Athletes: A Review About Risk Factors, Consequences, and Interventions ↗ · 2026 · Fink, Anne M. et al. · indexed
113. Morningness-eveningness and tertiary academic achievement: an exploration of potential mediators, including sleep factors, mind wandering, and metacognitive beliefs ↗ · 2021 · Carciofo, Richard · indexed
114. Including Neither-Type in the Morningness-Eveningness Dimension Decreases the Robustness of the Model ↗ · 1993 · Almirall, Helena · indexed
115. Fine-tuning time-of-day partitions for signal timing plan development: revisiting clustering approaches ↗ · 2019 · Chen, Peng et al. · indexed
116. THE COST–TIME CURVE FOR AN OPTIMAL TRAIN JOURNEY ON LEVEL TRACK · 2016 · ALBRECHT, AMIE et al. · archived