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ID Number 2061
Study Type Human / Provocation
Model Mobile phone use by car drivers and analysis of reaction time
Details

Reaction time in drivers evaluated while using mobile phones. The authors report that tactile or auditory warnings to rear-end collision are effective, but this effectiveness is reduced when the driver is preoccupied by talking on or using a mobile phone during simple and especially during complex conversations.

Findings Not Applicable to Bioeffects
Status Completed With Publication
Principal Investigator Arizona State University, Mesa, Arizona
Funding Agency Private/Instit.
Country UNITED STATES
References
  • Mohebbi, R et al. Hum Factors, (2009) 51:102-110
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