Drivers’ phone use at red traffic lights: A roadside observation study comparing calls and visual–manual interactions
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Drivers' phone use at red traffic lights: a roadside observation study comparing calls and visual-manual interactions.
Phone use while driving has become one of the priority issues in road safety, given that it may lead to decreased situation awareness and deteriorated driving performance. It has been suggested that drivers can regulate their exposure to secondary tasks and seek for compatibility of phone use and driving. Phone use strategies include the choice of driving situations with low demands and interru...
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عنوان ژورنال: Accident Analysis & Prevention
سال: 2015
ISSN: 0001-4575
DOI: 10.1016/j.aap.2014.10.008