Abstract
Cell phone usage may impair a driver’s decision-making at a dilemma zone. This research seeks to identify the impact of cell phone usage on different dilemma zone driver behaviors. Participants wer...
Highlights
Cell phone usage creates a cognitive burden on the driving task and may jeopardize the safety of drivers, passengers, and other road users by reducing driving performance
This research seeks to identify the impact of cell phone usage on different dilemma zone driver behaviors
While the logistic regression models focus on the overall impact of the variables, the Classification and Regression Tree (CART) model develops subpopulations based on the variables’ impact
Summary
Cell phone usage creates a cognitive burden on the driving task and may jeopardize the safety of drivers, passengers, and other road users by reducing driving performance. In 2013, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC, 2013) reported that about 69% of the total drivers of the United States (US) talk on their cell phone and 31% email or read and send text messages while driving. A 2014 report by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) found that approximately 3179 fatal crashes and 431,000 injury related crashes occurred due to distracted drivers (NHTSA, 2016). A comprehensive study of driver decision-making at a dilemma zone while distracted by cell phone may identify opportunities for safety and operational improvements
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