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Article

Effects of Mobile Phone Use on Driving Performance: An Experimental Study of Workload and Traffic Violations

by
Carlos A. Catalina Ortega
1,
Miguel A. Mariscal
1,
Wafa Boulagouas
1,
Sixto Herrera
2,
Juan M. Espinosa
1 and
Susana García-Herrero
1,*
1
Escuela Politécnica Superior, Universidad de Burgos, 09001 Burgos, Spain
2
Departamento de Matemática Aplicada y Ciencias de la Computación, ETS de Ingenieros de Caminos, Canales y Puertos, Universidad de Cantabria, 39005 Santander, Spain
*
Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.
Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2021, 18(13), 7101; https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph18137101
Submission received: 1 June 2021 / Revised: 28 June 2021 / Accepted: 29 June 2021 / Published: 2 July 2021
(This article belongs to the Special Issue Psychological Risk Factors for Road Safety)
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Abstract

The use of communication technologies, e.g., mobile phones, has increased dramatically in recent years, and their use among drivers has become a great risk to traffic safety. The present study assessed the workload and road ordinary violations, utilizing driving data collected from 39 young participants who underwent a dual-task while driving a simulator, i.e., respond to a call, text on WhatsApp, and check Instagram. Findings confirmed that there are significant differences in the driving performance of young drivers in terms of vehicle control (i.e., lateral distance and hard shoulder line violations) between distracted and non-distracted drivers. Furthermore, the overall workload score of young drivers increases with the use of their mobile phones while driving. The obtained results contribute to a better understanding of the driving performance of distracted young drivers and thus they could be useful for further improvements to traffic safety strategies.
Keywords: mobile; phone; distractions; traffic; violations; workload; young; drivers mobile; phone; distractions; traffic; violations; workload; young; drivers

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Ortega, C.A.C.; Mariscal, M.A.; Boulagouas, W.; Herrera, S.; Espinosa, J.M.; García-Herrero, S. Effects of Mobile Phone Use on Driving Performance: An Experimental Study of Workload and Traffic Violations. Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2021, 18, 7101. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph18137101

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Ortega CAC, Mariscal MA, Boulagouas W, Herrera S, Espinosa JM, García-Herrero S. Effects of Mobile Phone Use on Driving Performance: An Experimental Study of Workload and Traffic Violations. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 2021; 18(13):7101. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph18137101

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Ortega, Carlos A. Catalina, Miguel A. Mariscal, Wafa Boulagouas, Sixto Herrera, Juan M. Espinosa, and Susana García-Herrero. 2021. "Effects of Mobile Phone Use on Driving Performance: An Experimental Study of Workload and Traffic Violations" International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 18, no. 13: 7101. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph18137101

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Ortega, C. A. C., Mariscal, M. A., Boulagouas, W., Herrera, S., Espinosa, J. M., & García-Herrero, S. (2021). Effects of Mobile Phone Use on Driving Performance: An Experimental Study of Workload and Traffic Violations. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 18(13), 7101. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph18137101

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