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Driver Fatigue and Collision Risk (Causal DAG)

Telematics causal structure where shift pattern confounds the hours-driven to collision path and home sleep quality is unmeasured.

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Driver fatigue and collision risk in a haulage fleetFHours driven without a breakCAt-fault collisionSNight shift patternADJUST FORTTraffic densityADJUST FORAAttention lapseHHarsh braking eventPSleep quality at homeVVehicle safety packageExposureOutcomeConfounderMediatorUnobservedIdentifiable — adjust for `Night shift pattern` + `Traffic density`.Adjust for `Night shift pattern` + `Traffic density` — a minimal sufficient set. Conditioning on those blocks every backdoor path from `Hours driven without a bre…

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title "Driver fatigue and collision risk in a haulage fleet"
exposure F "Hours driven without a break"
outcome C "At-fault collision"
confounder S "Night shift pattern"
confounder T "Traffic density"
mediator A "Attention lapse"
mediator H "Harsh braking event"
unobserved P "Sleep quality at home"
node V "Vehicle safety package"
F -> A
A -> H
H -> C
F -> C
S -> F
S -> A
T -> F
T -> C
V -> H
V -> C
P --- A
P --- F