Driver's exposure to distractions in their natural driving environment

Stutts, J C; Feaganes, John R.; Reinfurt, D W; Rodgman, E A; Hamlett, Charles; Gish, Kenneth W.; Staplin, Loren

doi:10.1016/j.aap.2005.06.007

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“…Our study focused on the mothers of small children, as previous research suggests that their crash risk might be elevated due to their higher levels of fatigue 16,17 and their sensitivity to child-related distraction 11,12 . Accordingly, our results showed that female drivers with an infant passenger were more often assessed as being fatigued or inattentive than drivers with no passengers (Table 1).…”

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“…10 However, child passengers themselves may present a source of distraction, by competing with the driving task for the driver's attention. 11,12 Our recent analysis of fatal crashes indicated that the risk among female drivers is especially elevated when they drive with small 0-4-year-old children compared to similar drivers with no child passengers. 9 However, this was not the case among male drivers, suggesting that females are more vulnerable to small child-related distraction.…”

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Young females at risk while driving with a small child

Maasalo

Lehtonen

Summala

2017

Accident Analysis & Prevention

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Introduction: Previous research suggests that young mothers with little driving experience are at risk when driving with a small child passenger. In this study we examined the prevalence, characteristics and risk of fatal motor vehicle crashes involving an infant passenger under the age of one among female drivers of different ages. Methods:We used crash data from the US Fatality Analysis Reporting System for 1994-2013. The prevalence of fatal crashes involving infants was examined by age of female drivers and compared to the number of births among mothers of a similar age. The essential characteristics of the crashes were described, and the odds of being at fault were determined for young (16-24-year-olds) and older female drivers (25-39-year-olds) with an infant passenger or with no passengers. Results:The prevalence of fatal crashes involving infant passengers was higher among young female drivers in relation to the number of births among mothers of a similar age than among older females.Young female drivers with an infant passenger were more often at fault than older drivers (aOR=1.83, 95%, CI=1.52, 2.20). Their vehicles were older and smaller and they used proper safety seats for infants less often than the older drivers. In addition, young female drivers with an infant passenger but with no adult passenger in the vehicle were more often at fault than young female drivers with no passengers (aOR=1.27, 95% CI=1.06, 1.51).Both young and older female drivers' crashes involving an infant passenger typically occurred in ordinary driving conditions, but these drivers with infant passengers were more often reported as having fallen asleep or inattentive than those with no passengers. The presence of an adult passenger in addition to an infant passenger lowered female drivers' odds of being at fault, regardless of the driver's age. Conclusions:Young females driving with an infant passenger, probably most often mothers, are at an elevated risk of a fatal crash, especially when they drive alone with an infant. The protective effect of an adult passenger suggests that another adult in the vehicle can assist the driver by taking care of the infant and enabling the driver to focus on driving.

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Young females at risk while driving with a small child

Maasalo

Lehtonen

Summala

2017

Accident Analysis & Prevention

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“…Entre otros aspectos, se ha estudiado la prevalencia de las distintas formas de inatención (e.g., Stutts et al, 2001), los factores ambientales y vehiculares que aumentan la probabilidad de distracciones (e.g., Ranney, Mazzae, Garrot & Goodman, 2000), el efecto de la fatiga, del sueño, y del uso de nuevas tecnologías, como el celular (e.g., Cooper, Vladisavljevic Medeiros-Ward, Martin, & Strayer, 2009;Sagberg, Jackson, Krüger, Muzet & Williams, 2004). Se han utilizado tanto enfoques experimentales como metodologías naturalistas y observaciones dentro del vehículo (e.g., Horberry, Anderson, Regan, Triggs & Brown, 2006;Stutts et al, 2005). En menor medida, se han aplicado enfoques psicométricos para estudiar las diferencias individuales asociadas a cometer fallas atencionales durante la conducción (Taubman -Ben-Ari, Mikulincer, & Gillath, 2004).…”

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La inatención como factor de riesgo en conductores de moto

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“…Visual attention performance significantly predicts realworld accident frequency [20]. Studies with unobtrusive video camera units showed that distractions are frequently associated with decreased driving performance, as measured by higher levels of no hands on the steering wheel, eyes directed inside rather than outside the vehicle, and lane wanderings or encroachments [21]. Low scores on attention and vigilance tasks are associated with higher crash risk rates and onroad driving performance [22].…”

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