TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2009//
TI  - Text messaging during simulated driving
JO  - Human factors
A1  - Drews, Frank A.
A1  - Yazdani, H.
A1  - Godfrey, C. N.
A1  - Cooper, Joel M.
A1  - Strayer, David L.
SP  - 762
EP  - 770
VL  - 51
IS  - 5
N2  - Objective: This research aims to identify the impact of text messaging on simulated driving performance.  Background: In the past decade, a number of on-road, epidemiological, and simulator-based studies reported the negative impact of talking on a cell phone on driving behavior. However, the impact of text messaging on simulated driving performance is still not fully understood. Method: Forty participants engaged in both a single task (driving) and a dual task (driving and text messaging) in a high-fidelity driving simulator. Results: Analysis of driving performance revealed that participants in the dual-task condition responded more slowly to the onset of braking lights and showed impairments in forward and lateral control compared with a driving-only condition. Moreover, text-messaging drivers were involved in more crashes than drivers not engaged in text messaging. Conclusion: Text messaging while driving has a negative impact on simulated driving performance. This negative impact appears to exceed the impact of conversing on a cell phone while driving. Application: The results increase our understanding of driver distraction and have potential implications for public safety and device development.      Keywords: Driver distraction;<p />
LA  - en
SN  - 0018-7208
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0018720809353319
ID  - ref1
ER  -