Truck driver behaviours

Truck driver behaviour is a second example. Commercial incentives exist to break safety regulations (overloading, speeding, driving hours), and while the immediate individual gains exceed the (potential) individual losses, the collective safety losses from these commercial incentives are directly measurable at the aggregate trauma level. 

A number of risk taking behaviours were reported as the behavioirrs of other truck drivers. The most common of these behaviours was trying to beat the train . The suggested reasons given for this behaviour provided an insight into a number of concerns, including time pressures. Time pressirre comments included ... 

Biometric systems - These are technologies used to measirre and analyze human physical and behavioural characteristics for the pirrpose of autherrti-cation. This includes identification of physical characteristics such as fingerprints, eye retinas, facial patterns and hand measirrements. For example, Walt Disney World uses biometric measurements taken from the fingers of guests to ensure that the person s ticket is used by the same person from day to day. These biometric systems can be valrrable tools for the automated identification of persormel, including truck drivers. 

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