Driver Distraction
eBook - PDF

Driver Distraction

Theory, Effects, and Mitigation

  1. 672 pages
  2. English
  3. PDF
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - PDF

Driver Distraction

Theory, Effects, and Mitigation

About this book

A Practical Resource for Understanding, Preventing, and Managing Driver Distraction It is estimated that up to 23 percent of crashes and near-crashes are caused by driver distraction, and these figures will likely increase as more and more distractions, both inside and outside the vehicle, compete for driver attention. Driver Distraction: Theory, E

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Table of contents

  1. Front cover
  2. Contents
  3. Foreword
  4. Acknowledgments
  5. Editors
  6. Contributors
  7. Part 1: Introduction
  8. Chapter 1. Introduction
  9. Part 2: Definitions, Theories, and Models of Driver Distraction
  10. Chapter 2. On the Philosophical Foundations of the Distracted Driver and Driving Distraction
  11. Chapter 3. Defining Driver Distraction
  12. Chapter 4. What Drives Distraction? Distraction as a Breakdown of Multilevel Control
  13. Chapter 5. Models of Attention, Distraction, and Highway Hazard Avoidance
  14. Part 3: Measurement of Driver Distraction
  15. Chapter 6. Measuring Exposure to Driver Distraction
  16. Chapter 7. Measuring the Effects of Driver Distraction: Direct Driving Performance Methods and Measures
  17. Chapter 8. Surrogate Distraction Measurement Techniques: The Lane Change Test
  18. Chapter 9. Now You See It, Now You Don’t: Visual Occlusion as a Surrogate Distraction Measurement Technique
  19. Chapter 10. Distraction Assessment Methods Based on Visual Behavior and Event Detection
  20. Part 4: Effects of Distraction on Driving Performance
  21. Chapter 11. Cellular Phones and Driver Distraction
  22. Chapter 12. Sources of Distraction inside the Vehicle and Their Effects on Driving Performance
  23. Chapter 13. Distractions outside the Vehicle
  24. Chapter 14. Distraction and Public Transport: Case Study of Bus Driver Distraction
  25. Part 5: Distraction, Crashes, and Crash Risk
  26. Chapter 15. Sources of Driver Distraction
  27. Chapter 16. Crash Studies of Driver Distraction
  28. Chapter 17. Epidemiological Research on Driver Distraction
  29. Chapter 18. Driver Distraction Exposure Research: A Summary of Findings
  30. Part 6: Factors Mediating the Effects of Distraction
  31. Chapter 19. Factors Moderating the Impact of Distraction on Driving Performance and Safety
  32. Chapter 20. Distraction and the Older Driver
  33. Chapter 21. The Relationship between Driver Fatigue and Driver Distraction
  34. Part 7: Design and Standardization
  35. Chapter 22. European Approaches to Principles, Codes, Guidelines, and Checklists for In-Vehicle HMI
  36. Chapter 23. North American Approaches to Principles, Codes, Guidelines, and Checklists for In-Vehicle HMI
  37. Chapter 24. Japanese Approaches to Principles, Codes, Guidelines, and Checklists for In-Vehicle HMI
  38. Chapter 25. Driver Interface Safety and Usability Standards: An Overview
  39. Part 8: Prevention and Mitigation Strategies
  40. Chapter 26. Real-Time Distraction Countermeasures
  41. Chapter 27. Driving Task Demand–Based Distraction Mitigation
  42. Chapter 28. Adapting Collision Warnings to Real-Time Estimates of Driver Distraction
  43. Chapter 29. Designing Feedback to Mitigate Distraction
  44. Chapter 30. Driver Distraction Injury Prevention Countermeasures— Part 1: Data Collection, Legislation and Enforcement, Vehicle Fleet Management, and Driver Licensing
  45. Chapter 31. Driver Distraction Injury Prevention Countermeasures—Part 2: Education and Training
  46. Chapter 32. Driver Distraction Injury Prevention Countermeasures— Part 3: Vehicle, Technology, and Road Design
  47. Chapter 33. Government and Industry Perspectives on Driver Distraction
  48. Part 9: Conclusions
  49. Chapter 34. Some Concluding Remarks
  50. Index
  51. Back cover