The battle for attention: Driver distraction – a review of recent research and knowledge

This report examines how drivers interact with technology while driving and how that can lead to distracted driving. Contents include: types of driver distraction, multitasking and cognitive limits, a summary of recent research, and recommendations for addressing distracted driving.

• Record URL:
  http://www.iam.org.uk/images/stories/policy-research/iam%20driver%20distraction.pdf
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• Corporate Authors:

  Transport Research Laboratory

  Crowthorne House, Nine Mile Ride
  Wokingham, Berkshire  United Kingdom  RG40 3GA

  Institute of Advanced Motorists

  London,   United Kingdom 
• Authors:
  • Kinnear, Neale
  • Stevens, Alan
• Publication Date: 2015

Language

• English

Media Info

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

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Cognition; Distraction; Drivers; Mobile telephones; Multitasking; Recommendations; Research projects; Technology
• Subject Areas: Highways; Safety and Human Factors;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01596762
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Apr 22 2016 10:45AM