Impact of distracted driving on safety and traffic flow

Accident Analysis and Prevention

Volumn 61, Issue , 2013, Pages 63-70

  Stavrinos, Despina ^a   Jones, Jennifer L ^a   Garner, Annie A ^a   Griffin, Russell ^a   Franklin, Crystal A ^a   Ball, David ^a   Welburn, Sharon C ^a   Ball, Karlene K ^a   Sisiopiku, Virginia P ^a   Fine, Philip R ^a  

^a University of Alabama at Birmingham   (United States)

Author keywords

Distracted driving; Driving simulation; Safety; Traffic flow

Indexed keywords

DISTRACTED DRIVING; DRIVING CONDITIONS; DRIVING SIMULATION; HIGHWAY CAPACITY MANUAL; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS OF VARIANCES; SIMULATED VEHICLES; TRAFFIC FLOW; TRAFFIC OPERATION;

ACCIDENT PREVENTION; CELLULAR TELEPHONES; MOBILE PHONES; POISSON EQUATION; TELECOMMUNICATION EQUIPMENT; TRAFFIC CONGESTION;

SURVEYS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTENTION; CAR DRIVING; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DISTRACTED DRIVING; DRIVING SIMULATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MOBILE PHONE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; SAFETY; STATISTICS; TEXT MESSAGING; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT; TRAFFIC FLOW; YOUNG ADULT;

DISTRACTED DRIVING; DRIVING SIMULATION; SAFETY; TRAFFIC FLOW;

ACCIDENTS, TRAFFIC; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ATTENTION; AUTOMOBILE DRIVING; CELLULAR PHONE; COMPUTER SIMULATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; SAFETY; TEXT MESSAGING; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84888288709     PISSN: 00014575     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.aap.2013.02.003     Document Type: Article

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