• Human factors · Oct 2009

    Text messaging during simulated driving.

    • Frank A Drews, Hina Yazdani, Celeste N Godfrey, Joel M Cooper, and David L Strayer.
    • University of Utah, Psychology, 390S 1530E BEH RM 502, Salt Lake City, Utah 84112, USA. drews@psych.utah.edu
    • Hum Factors. 2009 Oct 1;51(5):762-70.

    ObjectiveThis research aims to identify the impact of text messaging on simulated driving performance.BackgroundIn 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.MethodForty participants engaged in both a single task (driving) and a dual task (driving and text messaging) in a high-fidelity driving simulator.ResultsAnalysis 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.ConclusionText 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.ApplicationThe results increase our understanding of driver distraction and have potential implications for public safety and device development.

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