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Driver sleepiness on YouTube: A content analysis.

A N Hawkins¹, A J Filtness¹

¹Queensland University of Technology, Centre for Accident Research and Road Safety - Queensland (CARRS-Q), Australia.

Accident; Analysis and Prevention

|December 15, 2015

Summary

Driver sleepiness videos on YouTube are prevalent. Humorous content, though often portraying sleepiness as amusing, gains more views and engagement, suggesting humor

Keywords:

Driver behaviour Driver drowsiness Driver fatigue Driver tiredness Social media

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Collecting Sleep, Circadian, Fatigue, and Performance Data in Complex Operational Environments

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Area of Science:

Road Safety
Media Studies
Public Health

Background:

Driver sleepiness significantly contributes to road accidents and fatalities.
Educational campaigns are crucial for prevention due to the difficulty in policing driver fatigue.
YouTube's popularity, especially among at-risk drivers, makes it a relevant platform for studying public information on driver sleepiness.

Purpose of the Study:

To determine the prevalence of driver sleepiness videos on YouTube.
To analyze the characteristics of these videos, including outlook, tone, countermeasures, and driver demographics.

Main Methods:

A keyword search identified 442 relevant YouTube videos from December 2009 to December 2014.
Video content was thematically coded for outlook, tone, and countermeasures.
Data on driver demographics and video popularity (views, likes, comments) were collected.

Main Results:

Most videos depicted driver sleepiness as dangerous.
Videos with a humorous outlook on driver sleepiness received higher engagement (views, likes, comments).
While most countermeasures presented were accurate, 39.8% included ineffective methods.

Conclusions:

Humorous content is highly popular on YouTube, even when discussing serious topics like driver sleepiness.
The use of humor in educational interventions about driver sleepiness may enhance engagement and message delivery.
Addressing the prevalence of inaccurate or ineffective countermeasures in online content is important.