Impact of mobile phone use on driving performance: findings from a simulator study

Abstract

Mobile phone use while driving is one of the most common driver distractions and one of the main causes of
traffic accidents. This research aims to investigate the impact of mobile phone use on drivers’ behaviour in urban
and rural road networks. A driving simulator experiment with 50 participants was carried out, who drove under
different types of mobile phone distraction (no distraction, handheld conversation, handsfree conversation,
speaker mode conversation). Within the framework of the statistical analysis, discrete choice models were
designed to investigate the influence of mobile phone use, as well as other relevant parameters, on driving
behaviour considering maximum driving speed, reaction time and standard deviation of lateral position. Based
on the findings of the present research, mobile phone conversation is significantly affecting driving performance
causing lower drivers’ maximum speeds and higher reaction times and standard deviations of the lateral position.

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DOIS: 10.5281/zenodo.1456489 10.5281/zenodo.1456490