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Showing 1 to 16 of 16 for “"Driver distraction"”.
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Utilizing the Social Norms Theory for Mitigating Teen Driver Distraction
Driver distraction contributes significantly to teensâ crash risks. Parents and peers are important social referents for teens, that significantly influence their driving behaviours, including distracted driving. There has been a growing interest in using interventions based on the Social Norms …
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Development and validation of a driver distraction alert system for highway driving using a truck driving simulator
Driver distraction is one of the major causes of vehicle accidents, injuries, fatalities and economical losses in Canada and across the world. The main objective of this thesis is to develop a real time driver distraction alert system that can generate early warning signals and prevent vehicle …
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A Context Aware Classification System for Monitoring Driver’s Distraction Levels
… In this regard, different studies have analysed drivers’ behaviour under different case scenarios and scrutinised the external environment to obtain a holistic view of vehicles and the environment. Studies showed that the primary cause of road accidents is driver distraction, and there is a thin …
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Characterizing the effects of videophone conversations on younger and older driver performance
Driver distraction is a widespread and growing issue. Previous studies have shown that passenger conversations can be less distracting than cell phone conversations because of an increase in shared situational awareness when the conversation partner can see the driver and driving scene. Recently, …
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Crash Risk and Mobile Device Use Based on Fatigue and Drowsiness Factors in Truck Drivers
Driver distraction has become a major concern for the U.S. Department of Transportation (US DOT). Performance decrements are typically the result of driver distraction because attentional resources are limited, which are limited; fatigue and drowsiness limit attentional resources further. The …
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Development of distraction risk index (DRI) among the intrastate bus drivers in Kuala Lumpur Malaysia
Driver distraction has been found as one of the main causes of accident all around the world. Driver distraction represents a significant problem to personal driving as well as the public transportation sector. However, the sources of distraction especially in the context of public transport have …
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Novel In-Vehicle Gesture Interactions: Design and Evaluation of Auditory Displays and Menu Generation Interfaces
Driver distraction is a major contributor to car crashes, and visual distraction caused by using invehicle infotainment systems (IVIS) degrades driving performance and increases crash risk. Air gesture interfaces were developed to mitigate for driver distraction, and using auditory displays showed …
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Assessing the Effects of Driving Inattention on Relative Crash Risk
While driver distraction has been extensively studied in laboratory and empirical field studies, the prevalence of driver distraction on our nation's highways and the relative crash risk is unknown. It has recently become technologically feasible to conduct unobtrusive large-scale naturalistic …
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Identify Mind Wandering Behind the Wheel
Driver distraction is a significant risk factor for traffic crashes. Distraction from secondary tasks has been the basis of much research and legislation. However, the influence of cognitive distraction, or mind wandering (Smallwood & Schooler, 2006), on driver performance has not been as closely …
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High-Definition Holographic Head-Up Displays
… advances in modern vehicles increase the risk of driver distraction and endanger safety. Conventional head-up displays require the driver to shift the field of view from the far field of the road towards a small region on the windscreen. Holographic 3D Head-Up Displays (HUDs) can provide a basis …
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Artificial Intelligence Techniques for Driver Fatigue Detection
… Convolutional Neural Networks models to detect driver distraction and fatigue using driver facial expressions. The proposed model provides high accuracy during both training and validation. The research was inspired to contribute to transport safety by providing alternative solutions to detect …
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Driving confidence and in-vehicle telematics : a study of technology adoption patterns of the 50+ driving population
… shown the effects of various technologies on driver distraction, and many insightful results have emerged from that work. However, little has been done to understand consumer perception of these in-vehicle technologies. This thesis provides understanding of the role of in-vehicle telematics in …
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Development of Guidelines for In-Vehicle Information Presentation: Text vs. Speech
… information can and should be presented to the driver. The way the information is presented to the drivers is extremely important in terms of increasing safety and decreasing driver distraction. The expected outcomes of this research included the development of human factors guidelines for the …
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Evaluating Factors Contributing to Crash Severity Among Older Drivers: Statistical Modeling and Machine Learning Approaches
… crash severity, with a special focus on older drivers and the unique challenges introduced by the COVID-19 pandemic. Utilizing a dataset from Virginia, USA, the research integrates advanced statistical methods and machine learning techniques to dissect this critical issue from multiple angles. …
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Lane keeping under cognitive distractions: performance and mechanisms
Cognitive distractions while driving often reduce the variability of lane position. However, data do not make clear whether smaller lane variability should be interpreted as a performance loss, indicating rigidified or unresponsive steering response to external stimuli, or a performance improvement …
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Using naturalistic driving data to improve the understanding of drivers' self-regulatory behavior when engaged in cell phone tasks
Die Nutzung von Mobiltelefonen während des Fahrens, vor allem das Lesen und Verfassen von Textnachrichten („Texting“), hat in den letzten Jahren drastisch zugenommen und stellt ein wachsendes Risiko für die Verkehrssicherheit dar. Es ist bekannt, dass visuell-manuelle Zweitaufgaben wie Texting die …