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T1 Effects of Mobile Phone Use on Driving Performance: An Experimental Study of Workload and Traffic Violations
A1 Catalina Ortega, Carlos Alberto
A1 Mariscal Saldaña, Miguel Ángel
A1 Boulagouas, Wafa
A1 Herrera, Sixto
A1 Espinosa Pascual, Juan María
A1 García Herrero, Susana
K1 Mobile
K1 Phone
K1 Distractions
K1 Traffic
K1 Violations
K1 Workload
K1 Young
K1 Drivers
K1 Tecnología
K1 Technology
K1 Transportes
K1 Transportation
K1 Salud
K1 Health
AB The use of communication technologies, e.g., mobile phones, has increased dramatically in recent years, and their use among drivers has become a great risk to traffic safety. The present study assessed the workload and road ordinary violations, utilizing driving data collected from 39 young participants who underwent a dual-task while driving a simulator, i.e., respond to a call, text on WhatsApp, and check Instagram. Findings confirmed that there are significant differences in the driving performance of young drivers in terms of vehicle control (i.e., lateral distance and hard shoulder line violations) between distracted and non-distracted drivers. Furthermore, the overall workload score of young drivers increases with the use of their mobile phones while driving. The obtained results contribute to a better understanding of the driving performance of distracted young drivers and thus they could be useful for further improvements to traffic safety strategies.
PB MDPI
SN 1660-4601
YR 2021
FD 2021-07
LK http://hdl.handle.net/10259/9013
UL http://hdl.handle.net/10259/9013
LA eng
NO This research was funded by FEDER European Regional Development Fund (Fondo Europeo de Desarrollo Regional-Junta de Castilla y León), grant number BU300P18.
DS Repositorio Institucional de la Universidad de Burgos
RD 18-may-2024