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On motorways and dual carriageways.
Most accidents caused by driver drowsiness or fatigue occur on journeys made on motorways or dual carriageways. This is because the monotonous scenery on these types of roads, combined with the high, unchanging speed at which one drives and the lack of stimuli such as bends or changes in gradient, causes attention and concentration to decline and the driver to become overconfident.
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On roads with a winding layout.
On urban roads.
On motorways and dual carriageways.
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Glossary terms in this question
Dual carriageway
Fast road with separated carriageways per direction and at least two lanes each way, no at-grade intersections.
Motorway
Top-grade public road with separated carriageways, no direct property access, restricted to motor vehicles.
Driver drowsiness
State of sleepiness in the driver that reduces attention and reaction time and multiplies crash risk.
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