Verbal and cognitive distractors in driving performance while using hands-free phones.

Author(s)
Lin, C.J. & Chen, H.J.
Year
Abstract

This study investigated the effect of different types of distractions related to use of a hands-free phone on driving performance. The study used three types of verbal distractors : casual conversations, simple arithmetic number guessing, and number adding, in the phone conversation. 12 adults were instructed to follow a lead vehicle on a closed-course highway in a fixed-based driving simulator. The results showed that use of a hands-free cellular phone involving verbal and cognitive distractions impaired driving performance and skill. Types of distraction produced significantly different effects on several dependent variables : the driving speed, headway (distance between the lead car and the manipulated car), brake reaction time, and number of collisions with the lead car. In general, the higher the cognitive load involved in the dialogue, the worse the driving performance. (Author/publisher)

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C 39373 [electronic version only]
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Perceptual and Motor Skills, Vol. 103 (2006), No. 3, p. 803-810, 20 ref.

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