Citation

Lambert J. World Highways/Routes du Monde 2006; 15(4): 27-28.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2006)

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Abstract

This article offers a re-evaluation of the traditional road safety assumptions as to the causes of death and injury in accidents, namely, the use of mobile and cellular phones and exceeding the speed limit. Instead, the author insists that carelessness, lack of judgment, and inattention are more dangerous factors. Cited is a 2006 survey that utilized video monitoring of 70 research participants driving their cars and engaging in various driving behaviors. As a majority of driving behavior is conducted in the preconscious mind, the highest risk situations are those where the driver takes his or her eyes away from the roadway. The author contends that given the constraints, the highest risk behaviors include reaching, leaning, manipulating controls, eating or drinking, conversing, external distractions, manipulating audio controls, phone related, and smoking (in descending order of severity).


Keywords: Driver distraction;

Language: en