The Effect Of Mobile Phone Use While Driving On Response Time: Driving Simulator Study

Mobile phone use while driving has become one of the leading causes of traffic accidents and poses a significant threat to public health. This study investigated the impact of speech-based texting and handheld texting (two difficulty levels in each task) on car-following performance in terms of time headway and collision avoidance capability; and further examined the relationship between time headway increase strategy and the corresponding accident frequency. Fifty-three participants completed the car-following experiment in a driving simulator. A Generalized Estimating Equation method was applied to develop the linear regression model for time headway and the binary logistic regression model for accident probability. The results of the model for time headway indicated that drivers adopted compensation behavior to offset the increased workload by increasing their time headway by 0.41 and 0.59 s while conducting speech-based texting and handheld texting, respectively. The model results for the rear-end accident probability showed that the accident probability increased by 2.34 and 3.56 times, respectively, during the use of speech-based texting and handheld texting tasks. Additionally, the greater the deceleration of the lead vehicle, the higher the probability of a rear-end accident. Further, the relationship between time headway increase patterns and the corresponding accident frequencies showed that all drivers’ compensation behaviors were different, and only a few drivers increased their time headway by 60% or more, which could completely offset the increased accident risk associated with mobile phone distraction. The findings provide a theoretical reference for the formulation of traffic regulations related to mobile phone use, driver safety education programs, and road safety public awareness campaigns. Moreover, the developed accident risk models may contribute to the development of a driving safety warning system.

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Effect of wrist abduction on force applied and response time during touch screen mobile phone use

International Journal of Engineering Research and Applications ◽

10.9790/9622-0706050110 ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 07 (06) ◽

pp. 01-10

Author(s):

Imtiaz Ali Khan ◽

Kumar Prateek ◽

Shahnawaz Mohsin

Keyword(s):

Response Time ◽

Mobile Phone ◽

Touch Screen ◽

Mobile Phone Use

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Arabic version of the Hayling sentence completion test: scale validation, normative data and factors associated with executive functions in a sample of the Lebanese adults

Head & Face Medicine ◽

10.1186/s13005-020-00251-1 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 16 (1) ◽

Author(s):

Sarah Boutros ◽

Emilio El Hachem ◽

Joseph Mattar ◽

Souheil Hallit ◽

Hanna Mattar

Keyword(s):

Response Time ◽

Executive Functions ◽

Mobile Phone ◽

Normative Data ◽

Community Dwelling ◽

Sentence Completion ◽

Arabic Version ◽

Mobile Phone Use ◽

Problematic Mobile Phone Use ◽

Factor Α

Abstract Background This study was conducted for several reasons, primarily because of the lack of an Arabic version of the HSCT that could be beneficial in our clinical practice. Another reason is the need to find potential relationships between various factors with executive functions, especially problematic mobile phone use as suggested by many previous studies, since smartphones have become, nowadays, a daily companion of people from all generations. Thus, it is important to conduct this study in Lebanon to be adapted to the ideas, customs and social behavior of the Lebanese citizens. Hence, the objectives of the current study are to use the Arabic version of the HSCT in healthy community-dwelling Arabic-speaking adults in Lebanon, to check its validity compared to other versions of the test, as well as to identify risk factors that might affect the executive functions in these adults. Methods Between August–December 2019, 350 participants were randomly selected. The Arabic version of the HSCT, divided into automatic and inhibition conditions, was used; in each condition, participants’ response-time and number of errors committed were recorded. Results None of the scale items was removed. For the automatic condition, response-time items converged over one factor (αCronbach = 0.905) and number of errors converged over seven factors (αCronbach = 0.334). For the inhibition condition, response-time converged over one factor (αCronbach = 0.943) and number of errors converged over four factors (αCronbach = 0.728). Using electricity as a heating method inside the house was significantly associated with a lower response-time, whereas higher problematic mobile phone use was associated with higher response-time. Using wood as a heating system inside the house and higher problematic mobile phone use were associated with higher number of errors, while using Arabian incense (bakhour) inside the house was associated with lower number of errors. Conclusion We were able to set normative data for the HSCT Arabic version for use in the Lebanese population. Problematic mobile phone use was associated with lower inhibitory control in terms of response-time and errors number.

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Drivers’ gap acceptance behaviours at intersections: A driving simulator study to understand the impact of mobile phone visual-manual interactions

Accident Analysis & Prevention ◽

10.1016/j.aap.2020.105486 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 138 ◽

pp. 105486 ◽

Cited By ~ 4

Author(s):

Xiaomeng Li ◽

Oscar Oviedo-Trespalacios ◽

Andry Rakotonirainy

Keyword(s):

Mobile Phone ◽

Driving Simulator ◽

Gap Acceptance ◽

Simulator Study ◽

The Impact

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Arabic version of the Hayling sentence completion test: Validation and factors associated with executive functions in a sample of the Lebanese adults

10.21203/rs.2.21399/v1 ◽

2020 ◽

Author(s):

Sarah Boutros ◽

Emilio Al Hachem ◽

Joseph Matar ◽

Souheil Hallit ◽

Hanna Matar

Keyword(s):

Response Time ◽

Executive Functions ◽

Mobile Phone ◽

Heating System ◽

Community Dwelling ◽

Sentence Completion ◽

Arabic Version ◽

Mobile Phone Use ◽

Problematic Mobile Phone Use ◽

Completion Test

Abstract Background To validate the Arabic version of the Hayling Sentence Completion Test (HSCT) in healthy community-dwelling Lebanese adults, and identify factors that might affect executive functions (EF), mainly inhibitory control, in these participants. Methods Between August-December 2019, 350 participants were randomly selected. The Arabic version of the HSCT, divided into automatic and inhibition conditions, was used; in each condition, participants’ response-time and number of errors commited were recorded. Results None of the scale items was removed. For the automatic condition, response-time items converged over one factor (αCronbach=0.905) and number of errors converged over seven factors (αCronbach=0.334). For the inhibition condition, response-time converged over one factor (αCronbach=0.943) and number of errors converged over four factors (αCronbach=0.728). Using electricity as a heating method inside the house was significantly associated with a lower response-time, whereas higher problematic mobile phone use was associated with higher response-time. Using wood as a heating system inside the house and higher problematic mobile phone use were associated with higher number of errors, while using Arabian incense (bakhour) inside the house was associated with lower number of errors. Conclusion We were able to validate the HSCT Arabic version for use in the Lebanese population. Problematic mobile phone use was associated with lower executive functions in terms of reponse-time and number of errors.

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