Driver distraction and inattention : advances in research and countermeasures. Volume 1 / edited by Michael A. Regan, John D. Lee, Trent W. Victor.

In the United States, around 20 percent of all Police-reported road crashes involve driver distraction as a contributing factor. The situation is similar in other countries. This book adds to the accumulating evidence-base on driver distraction and inattention. It provides important new perspectives...

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Online Access: Full Text (via ProQuest)
Other Authors: Regan, Michael A., Lee, John D., Victor, Trent W.
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Farnham, Surrey, England ; Burlington, VT : Ashgate, ©2013.
Series:Human factors in road and rail transport.
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Table of Contents:
  • Cover; Contents; List of Figures; List of Tables; About the Editors; List of Contributors; Foreword; Acknowledgements; Part I Introduction; 1 Introduction; Part II Distraction and Inattention
  • Theory, Philosophy and Definition; 2 Driven to Distraction and Back Again; 3 Attention Selection and Multitasking in Everyday Driving: A Conceptual Model; 4 Driver Distraction and Inattention: A Queuing Theory Approach; 5 The Relationship between Driver Distraction and Mental Workload; Part IIIVisual and Attentional Processes.
  • 6 How is Driving-Related Attention in Driving with Visual Secondary Tasks Controlled? Evidence for Top-Down Attentional Control7 Proposing a Risk Monitor Model Based on Emotions and Feelings: Exploring the Boundaries of Perception and Learning; Part IV Distraction
  • Crashes and Crash Risk; 8 Distraction and Inattention: Top Crash Causes in the USA; 9 Driver Distraction in Commercial Motor Vehicle Operations; 10 Driver Distraction and Inattention and their Role in Crashes and Safety-Critical Events; 11 A Review of Epidemiological Data on the Risks of using a Telephone while Driving.
  • 12 Drivers' Perceptions of Risk linked to Mobile Phone Use while Driving and Implications for the Design of Driver Awareness CampaignsPart V Distraction
  • Measurement; 13 Development and Validation of an Ecological Driver Distraction Evaluation Tool; 14 Oculometric Measures as an Index of Clinical Causes of Driver Drowsiness and Inattention; Part VI Distraction
  • Effects on Driving Performance; 15 Driving Whilst Using In-Vehicle Information Systems (IVIS): Benchmarking the Impairment to Alcohol; 16 Visual Attention in Novice Drivers: A Lack of Situation Awareness.
  • 17 Impact of Mobile Phone Use on Driving Performance: Review of Experimental LiteraturePart VII Distraction Countermeasures; 18 Melbourne Drivers' Observed Use of Mobile Phones: Could there be Unintended Consequences of Partial Bans?; 19 The Driver Distraction Detection Algorithm AttenD; 20 Management of Distraction Risk from Mobile Phones in the UK Rail Industry; 21 Smart Driving Assistance Systems: Designing and Evaluating Ecological and Conventional Displays; 22 Using Road Safety Evidence and "Safety in Design" Approaches to Regulate Driver Distraction from Roadside Advertising.
  • 23 The Impact of Sleepiness on Lane Positioning in Truck DrivingPart VIII Conclusions; 24 Distraction and Inattention: Current Themes and Research Directions; Index.