Longitudinal Study of the Effect of Simulator Experience on the Behavior Modification of Adult Drivers

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• Creators:
  Maheshwari, Sharad K. ; D’Souza, Kelwyn A.
• Corporate Creators:
  Hampton University. School of Business
• Corporate Contributors:
  National Center for Intermodal Transportation for Economic Competitiveness
• Subject/TRT Terms:
  • Behavior modification
  • Cellular telephones
  • Driving simulators
  • Longitudinal studies
  • Text messaging
  • Driver distraction
  • Human factors in crashes
• Resource Type:
  Tech Report
• Geographical Coverage:
  United States
• Corporate Publisher:
  National Center for Intermodal Transportation
• Abstract:
  Cell-phone and other hand-held electronic devices use has been increasing in society. The past research studies show that a vast majority of young and adult drivers are using cell phones while driving. Adult drivers are increasingly using more electronic devices while driving including “Texting While Driving,’ despite many state and locality banning/restricting such practices. This activity causes distraction from the basic task of driving and results in hundreds of thousands of accidents including thousands of fatalities. Many governmental and non-governmental agencies are making educational efforts to teach drivers of danger of distraction caused by cell phone use while driving. Previous research conducted by same team shows that simulator based education positively impacted the risk perception of adult drivers towards danger of “cell phone usage in driving.” However, in that study there was no time gap between education and assessment of drivers’ perception of risk.
• Format:
  PDF
• Download URL:
  https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/37334/dot_37334_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 319.19 KB]
• Collection(s):
  US Transportation Collection
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha256:0d4cf6f2b63d536f308c9264a66b95c8adb9afb20e7b6897ce00ecb41018a7b7