Testing assumptions implicit in the use of the 15-second rule as an early predictor of whether an in-vehicle device produces unacceptable levels of distraction

Accident Analysis and Prevention

Volumn 40, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 628-634

  Reed Jones, James ^a   Trick, Lana M ^a   Matthews, Michael ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

Author keywords

15 second rule; Cellular phones; Design standards; Distraction; Driving; In vehicle technologies

Indexed keywords

ACCIDENT PREVENTION; GROUND VEHICLES; MOBILE PHONES; STANDARDS;

DESIGN STANDARDS; IN-VEHICLE TECHNOLOGIES;

PRODUCT DESIGN;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTENTION; CAR; CAR DRIVING; COMPUTER SIMULATION; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MOBILE PHONE; PHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; TASK PERFORMANCE; TIME;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ATTENTION; AUTOMOBILE DRIVING; AUTOMOBILES; CELLULAR PHONE; COMPUTER SIMULATION; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; TASK PERFORMANCE AND ANALYSIS; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 40149098694     PISSN: 00014575     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.aap.2007.08.018     Document Type: Article

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