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00925njm 22002777a 4500 dc Boulagouas, Wafa author Catalina Ortega, Carlos Alberto author Mariscal Saldaña, Miguel Ángel author Herrera, Sixto author García Herrero, Susana author 2024-04 Modern road infrastructures are complex networks featuring various elements such as roads, bridges, intersections, and roundabouts, with advanced control systems. Roundabouts have gained prominence as a safer alternative to traditional intersections promoting smoother traffic flow and fewer collisions by guiding traffic in one direction, encouraging reduced speed, and minimizing conflict points. This study investigated driver behavior within roundabouts, focusing on gaze behavior, particularly the left-side mirror and window, under mobile phone distraction conditions. In addition, the effects of roundabout specifications (i.e., number of lanes and size of the central island) and the drivers’ characteristics (i.e., driving experience) were examined. In total, 43 participants, aged 19–56 years including 30 males and 13 females, held a valid driving license, drove through a virtual simulated urban road containing four roundabouts, implemented in a static driving simulator, under baseline condition (no distraction) as well as mobile-induced distraction. Driving simulator data were collected and drivers’ gaze direction and fixation on nine areas of interest were captured with an eye tracker. 2405-8440 http://hdl.handle.net/10259/9154 10.1016/j.heliyon.2024.e29456 Health and safety promotion Mobile phone Driving performance Roundabout Eye movement Driving simulator Effects of mobile phone-related distraction on driving performance at roundabouts: Eye movements tracking perspective