SIMULATION OF MOBILE PHONE USE

Driver distraction is a major contributor to road accidents. A study was conducted to investigate the effects of mobile phone use on the driver's ability to meet the perceptual and cognitive demands of the road traffic environment. The study was conducted on a driving simulator. Participants responded to traffic situations whilst holding a conversation over a mobile phone. The study was repeated without the distraction. Results indicated that mobile phone use increased the length of time needed to respond to traffic situations. Female drivers took longer to respond to traffic situations. Reaction time increased with increasing driver age. Accident records for three cities in China were analysed and 4.5% of accidents involved drivers using a mobile phone. Most people interviewed in Taiwan recognised the adverse effects of mobile phone use on driver safety, but less than half supported a legislative ban.

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• Authors:
  • WOO, T H
• Publication Date: 2002-8

Language

• English

Media Info

• Features: References;
• Pagination: p. 4-9
• Serial:
  • IMPACT
  • Volume: 11
  • Issue Number: 1
  • Publisher: INSTITUTE OF TRAFFIC ACCIDENT INVESTIGATORS (ITAI)
  • ISSN: 0959-4302

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Alertness; Crash rates; Drivers; Human factors; Mobile telephones; Motor reactions; Research reports; Traffic; Urban areas
• Geographic Terms: China; Taiwan
• ITRD Terms: 1661: Accident prevention; 1612: Accident rate; 2238: Attention; 2267: Attitude (psychol); 9001: Behaviour; 8023: China; 1772: Driver; 2257: Human factor; 2247: Reaction (human); 8559: Research report; 1680: Simulator (driving); 8138: Taiwan, province of; 390: Telephone; 755: Traffic; 313: Urban area; 9084: Use
• Subject Areas: Operations and Traffic Management; Safety and Human Factors;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00938988
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Transport Research Laboratory
• Files: ITRD
• Created Date: Mar 7 2003 12:00AM