Truck Driving Distractions

Abstract

Distracted driving is becoming more prevalent as automobile use is commonplace and technology use grows in pervasiveness. The present study investigated the impact of cell phone, touch MP3, and external environmental distractions on commercial truck driving performance. Commercial truck drivers' performance and physiological responses were monitored while they drove a simulated cab through various control and distraction scenarios. The results support previous findings that distractions, particularly the phone and touch MP3, reduce driving performance and increase cognitive resource allocation in truck drivers.

Exploring Monitoring Systems Data for Driver Distraction and Drowsiness Research

“…Many past studies addressing driver distraction and drowsiness were based on epidemiological data from crash databases [5][6][7], empirical data obtained from test tracks or driving simulators [8][9][10], or naturalistic driving studies (NDSs) [11][12][13][14][15][16][17][18][19][20][21]. NDSs have gained relevance in this field of research in relation to driving simulation, with the argument that cognitive distraction may have a measurable effect in the laboratory, but the actual risks for driving are much lower than in real environment [2,11].…”