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Guy Chapman
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Hi All,
While I will post this to uk.tosspot I won't follow the thread, as I really can't be arsed to read
the self-justifying excuses it's bound to elicit. I'd rather play with my son's new train set
Apologies to those who subscribe to the Transport & Health Yahoo group, who have already seen this.
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Articles in the current Accident Analysis & Prevention Volume 35, Issue 4, Pages 441-629 (July 2003)
The effect of cell phone type on drivers subjective workload during concurrent driving and
conversing, Roland Matthews, Stephen Legg and Samuel Charlton
<http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/B6V5S-45M0NXD-1/1/9d60da3eafcea4593e294022b0830fa6>
This found that three types of mobile phone (hand held, hands free with an external speaker and
personal hands free) all had an effect on driver workload, with personal hands free the least
harmful. The work was a result of the cognitive demands, not the physical act of using the phone.
Effect of cellular telephone conversations and other potential interference on reaction time in a
braking response, William Consiglio, Peter Driscoll, Matthew Witte and William P. Berg
<http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/B6V5S-45KSRK4-8/1/070d611192b22ac9be27c680483fe4e4>
This showed that conversation, whether conducted in-person or via a mobile phone, caused reaction
times to slow, whereas listening to music on the radio did not.
The distraction effects of phone use during a crucial driving maneuver, P. A. Hancock, M. Lesch and
L. Simmons
<http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/B6V5S-45SH77V-1/1/dedda4a47a2a4694445f1cfa38dbea54>
This was a randomised study of 42 drivers each of whom performed 48 different permutations of
challenges of answering a phone and responding to a stop light. It showed a critical 15% increase in
non-response to the stop-light in the presence of the phone distraction task - ie they jumped red
lights when answering the phone.
Guy
While I will post this to uk.tosspot I won't follow the thread, as I really can't be arsed to read
the self-justifying excuses it's bound to elicit. I'd rather play with my son's new train set
Apologies to those who subscribe to the Transport & Health Yahoo group, who have already seen this.
==========================================================================
Articles in the current Accident Analysis & Prevention Volume 35, Issue 4, Pages 441-629 (July 2003)
The effect of cell phone type on drivers subjective workload during concurrent driving and
conversing, Roland Matthews, Stephen Legg and Samuel Charlton
<http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/B6V5S-45M0NXD-1/1/9d60da3eafcea4593e294022b0830fa6>
This found that three types of mobile phone (hand held, hands free with an external speaker and
personal hands free) all had an effect on driver workload, with personal hands free the least
harmful. The work was a result of the cognitive demands, not the physical act of using the phone.
Effect of cellular telephone conversations and other potential interference on reaction time in a
braking response, William Consiglio, Peter Driscoll, Matthew Witte and William P. Berg
<http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/B6V5S-45KSRK4-8/1/070d611192b22ac9be27c680483fe4e4>
This showed that conversation, whether conducted in-person or via a mobile phone, caused reaction
times to slow, whereas listening to music on the radio did not.
The distraction effects of phone use during a crucial driving maneuver, P. A. Hancock, M. Lesch and
L. Simmons
<http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/B6V5S-45SH77V-1/1/dedda4a47a2a4694445f1cfa38dbea54>
This was a randomised study of 42 drivers each of whom performed 48 different permutations of
challenges of answering a phone and responding to a stop light. It showed a critical 15% increase in
non-response to the stop-light in the presence of the phone distraction task - ie they jumped red
lights when answering the phone.
Guy