An on-road assessment of cognitive distraction: Impacts on drivers' visual behavior and braking performance

Accident Analysis and Prevention

Volumn 39, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 372-379

  Harbluk, Joanne L ^a   Noy, Y Ian ^b   Trbovich, Patricia L ^a   Eizenman, Moshe ^c  

^a TRANSPORT CANADA   (Canada)

^b LIBERTY MUTUAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE FOR SAFETY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Distraction; Driver visual behavior; Driving; Road safety

Indexed keywords

ACCIDENT PREVENTION; AUTOMOBILE DRIVERS; BRAKING; MIRRORS;

DISTRACTION; DRIVER VISUAL BEHAVIOR; DRIVING; ROAD SAFETY;

BEHAVIORAL RESEARCH;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CAR DRIVING; CLINICAL TRIAL; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MOBILE PHONE; RISK ASSESSMENT; SAFETY; TASK PERFORMANCE; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT; VISION;

ACCIDENTS, TRAFFIC; ADULT; AUTOMOBILE DRIVING; CELLULAR PHONE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; RISK ASSESSMENT; SAFETY; TASK PERFORMANCE AND ANALYSIS; VISION;

EID: 33845212249     PISSN: 00014575     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.aap.2006.08.013     Document Type: Article

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