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Citation

Consiglio W, Driscoll P, Witte M, Berg WP. Accid. Anal. Prev. 2003; 35(4): 495-500.

Affiliation

Department of Physical Education, Health and Sport Studies, Miami University, 202G Phillips Hall, Oxford, OH 45056, USA.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2003, Elsevier Publishing)

DOI

unavailable

PMID

12729813

Abstract

This experiment studied the effect of phone conversations and other potential interference on reaction time (RT) in a braking response. Using a laboratory station which simulated the foot activity in driving, 22 research participants were requested to release the accelerator pedal and depress the brake pedal as quickly as possible following the activation of a red brake lamp. Mean reaction time was determined for five conditions: (a) control, (b) listening to a radio, (c) conversing with a passenger, (d) conversing using a hand-held phone, and (e) conversing using a hands-free phone. Results indicated that conversation, whether conducted in-person or via a cellular phone caused RT to slow, whereas listening to music on the radio did not.


Keywords: Driver distraction;

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