Exploring the mechanisms of distraction from in-vehicle technology: The development of the PARRC model

Safety Science

Volumn 87, Issue , 2016, Pages 25-37

  Parnell, Katie J ^a   Stanton, Neville A ^a   Plant, Katherine L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Driver distraction; Grounded theory; In vehicle technology; Road transport system

Indexed keywords

CRASHWORTHINESS; MOTOR TRANSPORTATION; ROADS AND STREETS; VEHICLES;

DRIVER DISTRACTIONS; GROUNDED THEORY; IN-VEHICLE SYSTEMS; IN-VEHICLE TECHNOLOGY; ROAD TRANSPORT SYSTEMS; SECONDARY TASKS; SYSTEMS MODELING; TECHNOLOGICAL ADVANCES;

TRANSPORTATION;

ARTICLE; CASE STUDY; DISTRACTION; DRIVER; GROUNDED THEORY; HUMAN; IN-VEHICLE TECHNOLOGY; MODEL; PARRC MODEL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; ROAD TRANSPORT SYSTEM; SELECTIVE ATTENTION; TECHNOLOGY; TRAFFIC; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT; TRAFFIC AND TRANSPORT; TRAFFIC SAFETY;

EID: 84961248773     PISSN: 09257535     EISSN: 18791042     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ssci.2016.03.014     Document Type: Article

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