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Accident reconstruction research
 This section
focuses on cell phone usage while driving. Please note the articles
found in this section were NOT written by the ARC Network (unless specifically stated). The ARC Network researches
various subjects and builds research repository of our findings.
This way you can interpret and use the information as you see fit.
The ARC Network understands that cell phones are only
one aspect of a much bigger topic - driver distractions. However,
this section only deals with cell phones.
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Network.
NHTSA
Driver Distraction Expert Working Group Meetings
Driving
with Cell Phones: What Have Highway Safety Researchers Learned?
Capturing
Variables Indicating Driver Distraction In Large Electronic Files
The
LA Times reports that the CA Highway Patrol attributes
4699 crashes, 2786 injuries, and 31 deaths for nine months of 2001.
They estimate the actual total may be well over 6,000 for the entire
year. Los Angeles Times, Nov.10, 2002.
Note:
This article has been archived and only available for a price, but
here here is an article based on the original.
The
Harvard University Center for Risk Analysis estimates
per year, 1.5 million crashes, 560,000 injuries, and 2600 deaths
due to phone use in moving vehicles. published in Dec, 2002
The
University of Kansas has found that other activities
in the car are not as distracting as carrying on a phone conversation.
The
University of Rhode Island concludes that phone conversations
cause what they term "tunnel vision" in drivers. Professor
Manbir Sodhi states that "holding the phones isn't the main
issue. Thinking is."
Cell
Phones and Highway Safety: 2005 State Legislative Update
Cell Phones and Highway Safety: 2001 State Legislative Update
Cell
Phones and Driving: 1999 Legislative Update
The
Role of Driver Distraction in Traffic Crashes
This peer-reviewed report documents the relative reported frequency
of serious crashes caused by various forms of driver distraction.
It should be of interest to legislators, licensing agencies, law
enforcement, and traffic safety organizations. It will be available
shortly in published paper format and as an electronic file on the
AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety's web site. Funding for this study
was provided by voluntary contributions from the American Automobile
Association and its affiliated motor clubs; from individual AAA
members; and from AAA club-affiliated insurance companies. - PDF
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AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety
The
Effect of Cellular Phone Use Upon Driver Attention (1991 Study)
Research has shown that use of cellular phones does not interfere
significantly with the ability to control an automobile except among
the elderly, where potentially dangerous lane excursions can occur.
However, the effect of cellular phones as a possible distraction
has not been investigated.
AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety - 1991
The
Influence of the Use of Mobile Phones on Driver Situation Awareness
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. PDF
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NHTSA
Individual
Differences and In-Vehicle Distraction While Driving: A Test Track
Study and Psychometric Evaluation
The influence of individual differences on driver distraction was
examined in this study. Sixteen (16) test participants were trained
on destination entry procedures with four commercially available
route guidance systems, as well as the dialing task on a commercially
available wireless cellular telephone and on manually tuning an
after-market car radio. - PDF
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NHTSA
Association
Between Cellular-Telephone Calls and Motor Vehicle Collisions - PDF
An epidemiologic method was used to study whether using a cellular
telephone while driving increases the risk of a motor vehicle collision.
We studied 699 drivers who had cellular telephones and who were
involved in motor vehicle collisions resulting in substantial property
damage but no personal injury. Each person’s cellular-telephone
calls on the day of the collision and during the previous week were
analyzed through the use of detailed billing records. A total of
26,798 cellular-telephone calls were made during the 14-month study
period.
New england Journal of Medicine - 1997
Driver
Workload Assessment of Route Guidance System Destination Entry While
Driving: A Test Track Study - PDF
This study examined destination entry while driving with four commercially
available route guidance systems. Three of the systems involved
various visual-manual demands while the fourth involved voice input
and output. Cellular phone dialing and radio tuning were included
as comparison tasks.
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, NHTSA
Web
Site Links
WebMD: Cell
Phone Use While Driving Increases Crash Risk
Drivers.com: Cell
phones may increase crash risk 38%
ABCNews.com: Search News articles on cell phone use while driving
GeoCities: An
Education on Common Objections to Cell Phone Legislation
Seattle
P-I.com: Despite
danger, 90 percent talk on cell phones
NYS
Department of Motor Vehicles Governor's Traffic Safety Committee: Car
Cell Phones on the Road
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