Defining Driver Distraction

Details

• Personal Author:
  Lee JD ; Regan MA ; Young KL
• Description:
  Distraction-related crashes impose a substantial cost on society. By one estimate, cell phone-related crashes are responsible for $43 billion in costs each year in the United States alone. Some of these costs are balanced by the benefits associated with the distracting activities. As an example, in-vehicle information systems (IVISs) can reduce the monotony of driving and enable people to accomplish other tasks while driving. IVIS includes a wide variety of entertainment and information systems that range from MP3 players and cell phones to navigation systems and Internet content. Consequently, the benefits and the distraction potential vary widely. An important challenge that the designers and policy makers are facing is how to maximize the benefits of this technology and minimize the costs associated with the distraction potential of IVIS. This challenge is compounded by many other activities that compete for the attention of the drivers, such as eating, grooming, and talking with passengers. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Accident Prevention Accidents Accidents, Occupational Automobiles Behavior Occupational Health Safety
• Keywords:
  Accident Prevention Automobile Safety Cell Phones Costs Drivers Emerging Technology Motor Vehicles
• ISBN:
  9780849374265
• Publisher:
  CRC Press
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Grant
• Genre:
  Book
• Place as Subject:
  Florida ; Iowa ; OSHA Region 4 ; OSHA Region 7
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  31-40
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20063359
• Citation:
  Driver distraction: theory, effects, and mitigation, 1st edition. Regan MA, Lee JD, Young KL, eds. Boca Raton, FL: CRC Press, 2008 Oct; :31-40
• Contact Point Address:
  John D. Lee, Department Mechanical and Industrial Engineering, Human Factors Research, National Advanced Driving Simulator, University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA, USA
• Email:
  jdlee@engineering.uiowa.edu
• Editor(s):
  Regan MA; Lee JD; Young KL
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2009
• Performing Organization:
  University of Iowa
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• Start Date:
  20050701
• Source Full Name:
  Driver distraction: theory, effects, and mitigation, 1st edition
• End Date:
  20290630
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:ed5befd981d322cd49c695b5f0a231f81e816c30b55f6fbf57e6d0ea361dad55d81cca8e20fd8ae5e863eab7c73fa83607b29749da1b58c2da5d1a7500ed6cf0
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/226435/cdc_226435_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 205.78 KB ]