Interacting with public policy: Driving transportation policy through technological innovation

Gilbert, Juan E.; Martin, Aqueasha M.; Eugene, Wanda; Alnizami, Hanan; Moses, Wanda; Morrison, Deidra

doi:10.1145/1806491.1806502

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“…The evidence of the effectiveness of laws restricting mobile phone use while driving, however, is mixed [9,10] (see [11] for review). In addition, the laws are very difficult to enforce because texting while driving is an intermittent activity and the drivers may conceal their behavior to avoid being fined [12,13].…”

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Threat appeals reduce impulsive decision making associated with texting while driving: A behavioral economic approach

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The primary purpose of the present study was to examine the effectiveness of threat appeals in influencing impulsive decision making associated with texting while driving. The participants in the treatment group were exposed to a threatening message about the danger of texting while driving, whereas those in the control group were exposed to a non-threatening message. Following the exposure to either message, the participants completed a delay-discounting task that assessed the degree of impulsive decision making in a hypothetical texting-while-driving scenario. A comparison between the groups revealed that the threat appeals reduced the degree of impulsive decision making associated with texting while driving. In addition, the threat appeals led to greater anticipated regret from texting while driving, less favorable attitudes toward texting while driving, and decreased intentions to text while driving in the future in the treatment group. These results suggest that video-based threat appeals are promising intervention strategies for the public health challenge of texting while driving. Implications from the behavioral economic perspective are discussed.

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“…Much debate has been raised about the effectiveness of prohibition, as the task of actually enforcing these laws has proven to be very difficult [17].…”

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Don’t Text While Driving: The Effect of Smartphone Text Messaging on Road Safety during Simulated Driving

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Human-Computer Interaction – INTERACT 2013

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Abstract.Text messaging on smartphones uses a full soft keyboard instead of the numeric buttons on traditional mobile phones. While being more intuitive, the lack of tactile feedback from physical buttons increases the need for user focus, which may compromise safety in certain settings. This paper reports from an empirical study of the effect of text messaging on road safety. We compared the use of a traditional mobile phone and a smartphone for writing text messages during simulated driving. The results confirm that driver performance when texting decreases considerably as there are significant increases in reaction time, car-following distance, lane violation, number of crash/near-crash incidents, perceived task load and the amount of time the driver is looking away from the road. The results also show that smartphones makes this even worse; on key performance parameters they increase the threat from text messaging while driving. These results suggest that drivers should never text while driving, especially not with a smartphone.

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“…Mobile phone use while driving is usually a sporadic activity and may not be clearly seen from outside the vehicle due to privacy Chapter 2: Literature Review 28 mechanisms in the car (e.g., tinted windows). In addition, drivers may consciously and deliberately try to conceal their behaviour, such as placing the phone in their lap in an attempt to avoid being fined (Farris, 2011;Gilbert et al, 2010) or pause while writing a text message if they are being observed (Goodwin et al, 2012;Jessop, 2008). Further, contextual factors may influence effective enforcement.…”

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A Theory-Based Approach to the Development and Evaluation of Public Education Messages Aimed at Social Interactive Technology Use on Smartphones among Young Drivers

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Worldwide, road trauma is the leading cause of death among young people.Young drivers aged 18 to 25 years are both more accepting of technology and more likely than any other age group to use a mobile phone while driving, particularly smartphones. Young drivers are also more likely to access the additional social interactive technologies available on smartphones, such as Facebook and email, placing them at increased risk of road trauma from driver distraction. Laws against mobile phone use while driving exist in some countries, such as Australia; however, they may not be having the same effect as the laws for other risky road user behaviours (e.g., drink-driving) as they are challenging to enforce. The development of other countermeasures such as public education messages, therefore, is critical to alert drivers of the risky nature of such activities.This program of research examined the role and effectiveness of public education messages that were developed and evaluated in accordance with the Step approach to Message Design and Testing (SatMDT). The SatMDT is a four step framework based on social psychological theory (i.e., the Theory of Planned Behaviour; the Elaboration Likelihood Model; the Extended Parallel process Model; and Social Learning Theory) and includes ongoing input from young drivers who and inform and test every step. These messages were aimed at reducing key behaviours relating to smartphone use; namely, initiating, monitoring/reading, and responding to social interactive technology among young drivers aged 17 to 25 years.There were three distinct studies in this program of research, with each study building purposefully on the results of the previous study. A mixed methods approach was utilised with some studies utilising both qualitative and quantitative v methods within separate study phases. Study 1 of the research program identified pre-existing characteristics associated with the target audience and comprised three distinct phases. Study 1A (N = 14) was a qualitative study that identified the extent and nature of young drivers' involvement in the behaviour. Study 1B (N = 26) was a qualitative study that identified underlying beliefs of the target audience regarding the target behaviours and Study 1C (N = 114) was a quantitative survey study that verified whether the beliefs elicited in Study 1B were representative of a broader population of young drivers. The analysis of Study 1C data identified three key beliefs that would be fundamental to challenge in public education messages. Specifically, they were 'believing you are a good driver would encourage'; 'slowmoving traffic would encourage'; and 'friends and peers would approve' of a young driver accessing social interactive technology on their smartphone.The main aim of Study 2 was to develop and pilot message content based on the results of Study 1 to ensure the message content conveyed the anticipated message.Guided by theoretical and empirical evidence and in accordance with the SatMDT, nine messages were developed in the ini...

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Interacting with public policy: Driving transportation policy through technological innovation

Cited by 4 publications

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Threat appeals reduce impulsive decision making associated with texting while driving: A behavioral economic approach

Threat appeals reduce impulsive decision making associated with texting while driving: A behavioral economic approach

Don’t Text While Driving: The Effect of Smartphone Text Messaging on Road Safety during Simulated Driving

A Theory-Based Approach to the Development and Evaluation of Public Education Messages Aimed at Social Interactive Technology Use on Smartphones among Young Drivers

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