THE INFLUENCE OF THE USE OF MOBILE PHONES ON DRIVER SITUATION AWARENESS

The driving performance of 15 subjects in a simulated road environment has been studied both with and without a hands-free telephone conversation. The performance indicators used were choice reaction time, braking profile, lateral position, speed, and situation awareness. The driving task was relatively easy, and the young drivers studied were able to have a hands-free telephone conversation and perform well with respect to lateral position, the variation in lateral position of the car, and speed maintenance. However, significant differences were found in choice reaction time, especially in the beginning stages of the telephone conversation, and in situation awareness. The subjects reacted significantly slower to an unexpected event in the first two minutes of the telephone conversation and were, for a large part of the telephone conversation, unaware of traffic movements around them. (A)

• Corporate Authors:

  TRL

  Crowthorne House, Nine Mile Ride
  Wokingham, Berkshire  United Kingdom  RG40 3GA
• Authors:
  • Parkes, A
  • HOOIJMEIJER, V
• Publication Date: 2001

Language

• English

Media Info

• Features: References;
• Pagination: 9 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Behavior; Driving; Mobile telephones; Motor reactions; Safety; Simulation
• ITRD Terms: 9001: Behaviour; 1855: Driving (veh); 2247: Reaction (human); 1665: Safety; 9103: Simulation; 390: Telephone
• Subject Areas: Safety and Human Factors;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00923972
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Transport Research Laboratory
• Files: ITRD
• Created Date: May 3 2002 12:00AM