Distracted driving and associated crash risks : tech summary.

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• Alternative Title:
  Distracted driving and associated crash risks.
• Corporate Creators:
  Southwest Region University Transportation Center (U.S.)
• Corporate Contributors:
  Louisiana Transportation Research Center
• Subject/TRT Terms:
  • Driver distraction
  • Traffic accidents
  • Risk
  • Driving simulators
  • Cellular telephones
  • Text messaging
  • Front seat occupants
  • Performance evaluations
  • Behavior
  • Statistical analysis
• Publication/ Report Number:
  State Project No. 30000760 ; LTRC Project No. 13-1SA
• Resource Type:
  Tech Report
• Geographical Coverage:
  Louisiana
• Corporate Publisher:
  Southwest Region University Transportation Center (U.S.)
• Abstract:
  The main goal of this research was to utilize a driving simulator to measure the risks associated with three distractions that are routinely faced by the driving population: handheld phone conversation, texting, and front-seat passenger conversation. More specifically, the study achieved the following objectives: (1) conducted a thorough literature review on driver distraction and roadway safety, including the cause and extent of distraction associated with driving tasks; (2) identified a set of cognitive tasks that are believed to have the most impact on driver distraction; (3) established a set of performance measures for the type and level of distraction based on the driving behavior; (4) designed and conducted simulation experiments involving a sample of human subjects; (5) compared using appropriate statistical techniques the driving behavior of the human subjects with and without the identified distraction factors; and (6) analyzed the results and made conclusions.
• Format:
  PDF
• Download URL:
  https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/31930/dot_31930_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 92.45 KB]
• Collection(s):
  University Transportation Centers ; US Transportation Collection
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha256:4647481697adeb1f5650a875d02c02cfce9826061ae9dbd0a2aaeaf941766247