An experimental study on the effect of mobile phone conversation on drivers' reaction time in braking response

Journal of Safety Research

Volumn 40, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 185-189

  Al Darrab, Ibrahim A ^a   Khan, Zahid A ^b   Ishrat, Shiekh I ^c  

^a KING ABDULAZIZ UNIVERSITY   (Saudi Arabia)

^b JAMIA MILLIA ISLAMIA CENTRAL UNIVERSITY   (India)

^c UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

ANOVA; Braking; Design of experiments; Drivers; Mobile phone conversation; Reaction time

Indexed keywords

ANOVA; BRAKING RESPONSE; CALL DURATION; DESIGN-EXPERT; DRIVERS; DRIVING ENVIRONMENT; EXPERIMENTAL ENVIRONMENT; EXPERIMENTAL STUDIES; FULL FACTORIAL DESIGN; INTERACTION EFFECT; MOBILE CALLS; MOBILE PHONE CONVERSATION; MOBILE-PHONE INDUSTRY; MOBILE-PHONE USERS; MODEL ADEQUACY; NORMAL DRIVING; REACTION TIME; RESPONSE TIME;

AUTOMOBILE DRIVERS; DESIGN OF EXPERIMENTS; MOBILE PHONES; MOBILE TELECOMMUNICATION SYSTEMS; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SOFTWARE DESIGN; TELECOMMUNICATION EQUIPMENT; TELEPHONE; TELEPHONE SETS;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE (ANOVA);

ADULT; ARTICLE; CAR DRIVING; HUMAN; MALE; MOBILE PHONE; REACTION TIME; TASK PERFORMANCE;

AUTOMOBILE DRIVING; CELLULAR PHONE; HUMANS; MALE; REACTION TIME; TASK PERFORMANCE AND ANALYSIS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 67349129719     PISSN: 00224375     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jsr.2009.02.009     Document Type: Article

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