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An observational study of driver distraction in England [PDF]
Transportation Research Part F: Traffic Psychology and Behaviour, 2012 This study set out to investigate the proportion of UK drivers who engage in some form of distracting behaviour whilst driving. Data were collected by roadside observation in six urban centres in the South of England. The observations took place on randomly selected roads at three different time periods during two consecutive Tuesdays.
Sullman, Mark J. M.
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Leading to distraction: Driver distraction, lead car, and road environment [PDF]
Accident Analysis & Prevention, 2016 Driver distraction is strongly associated with crashes and near-misses, and despite the attention this topic has received in recent years, the effect of different types of distracting task on driving performance remains unclear. In the case of non-visual distractions, such as talking on the phone or other engaging verbal tasks that do not require a ...
Kountouriotis, G, Merat, N
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A Roadside Study of Observable Driver Distractions
Traffic Injury Prevention, 2015 Objective: This study investigated the prevalence of observable distractions while driving and the effect of drivers’ characteristics and time-related variables on their prevalence.Methods: Using roadside observation, 2 independent observers collected data at 4 randomly selected locations in St. Albans, UK.Results: Of the 10,984 drivers observed, 16.8%
Sullman, Mark J. M. +2 more
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Personality: Distraction or driver in the diagnosis of depression [PDF]
Personality and Mental Health, 2018 Commentary. Published online 19 February 2018 ; Michael Berk, Philip Boyce, Amber Hamilton, Grace Morris, Tim Outhred, Pritha Das, Darryl Bassett, Bernhard T. Baune, Bill Lyndon, Roger Mulder, Gordon Parker, Ajeet B.
Berk, M. +12 more
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Drivers with child passengers: distracted but cautious?
Accident Analysis & Prevention, 2019 A remarkable portion of children's traffic-related deaths occurred when travelling in as passengers in vehicles, but so far, few studies have focused on crash characteristics and crash risks of drivers with child passengers. It has been assumed that drivers with child passengers drive responsibly, but on the contrary, children in vehicles can distract ...
Maasalo, Ida +3 more
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, 2016 The aim of this project is to reduce as much as possible the distraction of the driver while driving, when he is using the car's infotainment. Every year, unfortunately, near 17.000 accidents are produced on the road due to the human factor (distractions).
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Detection of Distracted Driver
International Journal for Research in Applied Science and Engineering Technology, 2019 openaire +1 more source
Current Knowledge on Adolescent Driver Distraction
Journal of Adolescent Health, 2014 openaire +2 more sources
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Accident Analysis and Prevention, 2019
Both passengers and driver distraction can have negative effects on young driver behavior. However, it is not known how these two concepts interact to influence driver behavior. The objective of this study was to examine the effect of passenger presence and driver distraction on young drivers' behavior.
Fangda Zhang +2 more
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Both passengers and driver distraction can have negative effects on young driver behavior. However, it is not known how these two concepts interact to influence driver behavior. The objective of this study was to examine the effect of passenger presence and driver distraction on young drivers' behavior.
Fangda Zhang +2 more
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Driver distraction and driver inattention: Definition, relationship and taxonomy
Accident Analysis and Prevention, 2011There is accumulating evidence that driver distraction and driver inattention are leading causes of vehicle crashes and incidents. However, as applied psychological constructs, they have been inconsistently defined and the relationship between them remains unclear.
Michael A Regan
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