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Driver distraction has become a major concern for transportation safety due to the increasing use of in–vehicle devices. To reduce safety risk, it is crucial to understand how fundamental aspects of distracting activities affect driver cognition in terms of roadway situation awareness. This study used a simulator-based experiment to investigate the effects of visual, cognitive and simultaneous distraction on operational and tactical control of vehicles. Twenty drivers participated in the study and drove in following or passing driving scenarios under four distraction conditions (without, with visual, with cognitive, and with simultaneous distraction). Results revealed visual distraction to affect all aspects of driver situation awareness. Cognitive distraction affected comprehension and projection of roadway and vehicle states. Correlation analyses revealed decrements in driver SA due to distraction to be associated with decreases in performance.
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Rogers, M., Zhang, Y., Kaber, D., Liang, Y., Gangakhedkar, S. (2011). The Effects of Visual and Cognitive Distraction on Driver Situation Awareness. In: Harris, D. (eds) Engineering Psychology and Cognitive Ergonomics. EPCE 2011. Lecture Notes in Computer Science(), vol 6781. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-21741-8_21
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