Understanding the Distracted Brain: Why Driving While Using Hands-Free Cell Phones in Risky Behavior

This report looks at the risks of hands-free cell phone use while driving. It examines how multitasking affects the brain, causes distraction and impairs driver performance. Risks include inattention blindness, slow response and reaction time, problems staying in lane, and crash risk increase. The appendix contains a list of studies comparing hands-free and handheld cell phones along with key findings.

• Record URL:
  • http://www.nsc.org/DistractedDrivingDocuments/Cognitive-Distraction-White-Paper.pdf
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• Corporate Authors:

  National Safety Council

  1121 Spring Lake Drive
  Itasca, IL  United States  60143
• Publication Date: 2012-4

Language

• English

Media Info

• Media Type: Digital/other
• Edition: White Paper
• Features: Appendices; Figures; Photos; References; Tables;
• Pagination: 24p

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Behavior; Brain; Cellular telephones; Distraction; Driver performance; Driving; Motor reactions; Multitasking; Traffic safety
• Subject Areas: Highways; Safety and Human Factors; I83: Accidents and the Human Factor;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01570623
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Jul 24 2015 12:08PM