Publications on Distracted Driving
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A study of fatal traffic crashes in Florida examined contributing factors among crashes in which younger (under age 25) drivers were found to be at fault. A case-based analysis was used to improve the accuracy and completeness of the data from the original crash reports. Results were presented using over-representation factors (ORB), a simplified but statistically significant approach to frequency distributions. Case studies found that non-human factors were primary contributing causes in only six percent of the crashes in which younger drivers were at fault, but secondary and tertiary contributing factors in up to 25 percent of those crashes. The most common non-human factor was tire blowouts/tread separation. Younger drivers were at fault in 62 percent of the crashes in which they were involved, and they were highly overrepresented in fault in forward impacts with control loss and in left roadside departure crashes. These two crash types generally involved high speeds and abrupt steering input. Common human factors included alcohol use, inattention, and high speed. Approximately one in four younger at-fault drivers was under the influence of alcohol at the time of the fatal crash. No significant differences were noted between younger drivers (above or below the legal drinking age) and older drivers. Younger at-fault drivers were more likely to have had passengers in the vehicle at the time of the crash than older drivers. Most (91 percent) of the young at-fault drivers were in compliance with graduated driver licensing statutes at the time of the fatal crash.
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Differential impact of personality traits on distracted driving behaviors in teens and older adults.
OBJECTIVE To determine the impact of personality on distracted driving behaviors. METHOD Participants included 120 drivers (48 teens, 72 older adults) who completed the 45-item Big Five Personality questionnaire assessing self-reported personality factors and the Questionnaire Assessing Distracted Driving (QUADD) assessing the frequency of distracted driving behaviors. Associations for all fi...
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A pre-test, post-test experiment was conducted to determine if using a popular racing game on a PlayStation® 3 video game console could change a player’s intent to drive distracted. Results indicated that those who were driving distracted (texting or talking) in a video game driving simulator had significantly more crashes, speed violations, and fog-line crossings than those in a non-distracted...
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For years, public health experts have been concerned about the effect of cell phone use on motor vehicle collisions, part of a phenomenon known as "distracted driving." The Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR) article "Mobile Device Use While Driving - United States and Seven European Countries 2011" highlights the international nature of these concerns. Recent (2011) estimates from the...
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Studies have documented a link between distracted driving and diminished safety; however, an association between distracted driving and traffic congestion has not been investigated in depth. The present study examined the behavior of teens and young adults operating a driving simulator while engaged in various distractions (i.e., cell phone, texting, and undistracted) and driving conditions (i....
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Alonso, F., Esteban, C., Useche, S.A. and Faus, M., 2017. Smoking while driving: Frequency, motives, perceived risk and punishment. World journal of preventive medicine, 5(1), pp.1-9. Alosco, M. L., Spitznagel, M. B., Fischer, K. H., Miller, L.A., Pillai, V., Hughes, J. and Gunstad, J., 2012. Both texting and eating are associated with impaired simulated driving performance. Traffic injury pre...
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