Understanding commercial truck drivers' decision-making process concerning distracted driving

Details

• Personal Author:
  Gielen AC ; Pollack KM ; Swedler DI
• Description:
  A concurrent mixed methods design was used to explore personal and workplace factors, informed by the Theory of Planned Behavior, that affect truck drivers' decision-making about distracted driving on the job. Qualitative data were collected via semi-structured interviews with experts in truck safety and distracted driving, and quantitative data were collected via online survey of truck drivers in the United States. Findings from the interviews illustrated how drivers perceived distractions and the importance of supervisors enforcing organizational distracted driving policies. Survey results found that behavioral intentions were most important in regards to texting and crash and near-crash outcomes, while perceived norms from management best described the correlation between dispatch device use and negative crash-related outcomes. By using a mixed methods design, rather than two separate studies, these findings revealed nuanced differences into the influence of supervisors on distracted driving. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Automobiles Behavior Occupational Health Safety
• Keywords:
  Author Keywords: Mixed Methods Cell Phones Drivers Mental Processes Motor Vehicles Occupational Health Texting Theory Of Planned Behavior Truck Drivers Trucking
• ISSN:
  0001-4575
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Grant
• Genre:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  Illinois ; Maryland ; OSHA Region 3 ; OSHA Region 5
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  20-28
• Volume:
  78
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20046790
• Citation:
  Accid Anal Prev 2015 Mar; 78:20-28
• Contact Point Address:
  David I. Swedler, Center for Injury Research and Policy, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Hampton House Rm 554, 624 N. Broadway, Baltimore, MD 21205
• Email:
  swedler@uic.edu
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2015
• Performing Organization:
  Johns Hopkins University
• Peer Reviewed:
  True
• Start Date:
  20050701
• Source Full Name:
  Accident Analysis and Prevention
• End Date:
  20280630
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:bf06819c2319643e272db065ad30d1b59b3919342b227b5274e0f08b2ffff5278c6fd9e1e3431980b11b62d160563e18bf6c85baa66ea2c0a3484cdf442d2612
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/202104/cdc_202104_DS1.pdf
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  [PDF - 564.43 KB ]