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Citation

Hunton J, Rose JM. Risk Anal. 2005; 25(4): 855-866.

Affiliation

Bentley College, Department of Accountancy, Waltham, MA 02452-4705, USA. JHunton@bentley.edu

Copyright

(Copyright © 2005, Society for Risk Analysis, Publisher John Wiley and Sons)

DOI

10.1111/j.1539-6924.2005.00637.x

PMID

16268934

Abstract

This study examines the effects of conversation mode and split-attention communication training on driving performance. The study is based on an experiment where drivers with and without communication training (pilots vs. nonpilots) completed a simulated driving course while involved in one of three conversation modes: no conversation, conversation with passenger, or conversation on a hands-free cellular telephone. Results indicate that cellular telephone conversations consume more attention and interfere more with driving than passenger conversations. Cell phone conversations lack the nonverbal cues available during close-contact conversations and conversation participants expend significant cognitive resources to compensate for the lack of such cues. The results also demonstrate that communication training may reduce the hazardous effects of cell phone conversations on driving performance.

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