Effect of cellular telephone conversations and other potential interference on reaction time in a braking response

Accident Analysis and Prevention

Volumn 35, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 495-500

  Consiglio, William ^a   Driscoll, Peter ^a   Witte, Matthew ^a   Berg, William P ^a  

^a MIAMI UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Attention; Braking; Distraction; Drivers; Reaction time

Indexed keywords

AUTOMOBILE DRIVERS; BRAKING; CELLULAR TELEPHONE SYSTEMS; HUMAN REACTION TIME;

PHONE CONVERSATIONS;

ACCIDENT PREVENTION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; ATTENTION; CAR DRIVING; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MOBILE PHONE; PHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; REACTION TIME; SEX DIFFERENCE; VERBAL BEHAVIOR;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ATTENTION; AUTOMOBILE DRIVING; CELLULAR PHONE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; REACTION TIME; SEX FACTORS; VERBAL BEHAVIOR;

EID: 0037651037     PISSN: 00014575     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0001-4575(02)00027-1     Document Type: Article

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