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The influence of the use of mobile phones on driver situation awareness
By
Andrew Parkes, Transport Research Laboratory, Crowthorne, England. aparkes@trl.co.uk
&
Victor Hooijmeijer, Verkeersadviesburo Diepens en Okkema, Eindhoven, The Netherlands.
v.hooijmeijer@eindhoven.diepensenokkema.nl
Abstract
The driving performance of 15 subjects in a simulated road environment has been studied both with and
without a hands-free telephone conversation. The performance indicators used were choice reaction time,
braking profile, lateral position, speed, and situation awareness. The driving task was relatively easy, and the
young drivers studies were able to have a hands-free telephone conversation and perform well with respect to
lateral position, the variation in lateral position of the car, and speed maintenance. However, significant
differences were found in choice reaction time, especially in the beginning stages of the telephone conversation,
and in situation awareness. The......

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