Safety-critical event risk associated with cell phone tasks as measured in naturalistic driving studies: A systematic review and meta-analysis

Simmons, Sarah M.; Hicks, Anne; Caird, Jeff K.

doi:10.1016/j.aap.2015.11.015

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“…Our systematic description of the distraction and youth transportation safety literature extends previous work—a nonsystematic review examining mobile technology and walking (Mwakalonge, Siuhi, & White, ), a systematic review of driving safety across the life span (Klauer, Ensani, McGehee, & Manser, ), and three meta‐analyses on distracted driving (Caird, Johnston, Willness, Asbridge, & Steel, ; Caird, Willness, Steel, & Scialfa, ; Simmons, Hicks, & Caird, )—in three ways. First, we frame our review in the context of visual and cognitive processes, and their impact on applied safety outcomes, emphasizing the theoretical mechanisms behind road risks for distracted youth (Figure ).…”

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Distracted Walking, Bicycling, and Driving: Systematic Review and Meta‐Analysis of Mobile Technology and Youth Crash Risk

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This article examined the impact of mobile technology on young pedestrians, bicyclists, and drivers. A systematic search yielded 41 articles meeting inclusion criteria: peer-reviewed, published before February 1, 2016, behavioral outcome related to pedestrian, bicycling, or driving in the presence of mobile technology use, youth sample. Eleven studies were meta-analyzed to evaluate increased risk for crash/near-crash while distracted. Risk of bias and quality of research were assessed. Across methodologies, developmental stages, and type of distracting task, mobile technology use impairs youth safety on the road. Quality of evidence was low (pedestrian) to moderate (driving). Findings are discussed from the perspective of cognitive and visual distractions. Policy and behavioral efforts should continue to reduce mobile technology use in transportation settings.

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Section: Interplay Of Visual and Cognitive Processes In The Road Envisupporting

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Distracted Walking, Bicycling, and Driving: Systematic Review and Meta‐Analysis of Mobile Technology and Youth Crash Risk

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“…Existing studies confirm that engaging in mobile phones tasks while driving, especially when visual attention is diverted, is an increasing contributor to accident risks and vehicle crashes (Simmons, Hicks, & Caird, 2016;Wilson & Stimpson, 2010). Epidemiological studies suggest that people who engage in mobile phone tasks frequently while driving have a high likelihood of experiencing an accident (Laberge-Nadeau et al, 2003;McEvoy, Stevenson, & Woodward, 2006;Seo & Torabi, 2004).…”

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Who uses a mobile phone while driving for food delivery? The role of personality, risk perception, and driving self-efficacy

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“…The purpose of this meta-analysis is to quantitatively synthesise the effects of mobile phone conversation, text messaging or browsing, and listening to music on the behavioural measures of initiation duration, missed opportunities, crossing duration, looking left and right, and hits and close calls. Based on previous distracted driving meta-analyses, cell phone tasks that require prolonged visual attention, cognitive workload and manual interaction, such as texting or browsing the internet, were expected to affect more pedestrian crossing measures 29–32. Cognitive tasks such as talking or listening to music were expected to affect fewer measures, but still show distraction costs relative to distraction-free comparison conditions.…”

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Plight of the distracted pedestrian: a research synthesis and meta-analysis of mobile phone use on crossing behaviour

Simmons

Caird

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BackgroundPedestrians are commonly involved in vehicle collisions that result in injuries and fatalities. Pedestrian distraction has become an emerging safety issue as more pedestrians use their mobile phones while walking and crossing the street.ObjectivesThe purpose of this research synthesis and meta-analysis is to determine the extent to which cell phone conversation, text messaging or browsing, and listening to music affect a number of common pedestrian behavioural measures.MethodsA keyword search was developed with a subject librarian that used MeSH terms from selected databases including PsycINFO, SPORTDiscus, Medline and TRID. Supplemental searches were also conducted with Google Scholar and Mendeley.Effect size codingThirty-three studies met inclusion criteria and were subjected to data extraction. Statistical information (ie, M, SD, SE, 95% CI, OR, F, t) was extracted to generate standardised mean difference effect sizes (ie, Cohen’s d) and r effect sizes.ResultsFourteen experimental studies were ultimately included in an N-weighted meta-analysis (k=81 effect sizes), and eight observational studies were included in a qualitative overview. Both mobile phone conversation and text messaging increased rates of hits and close calls. Texting decreased rates of looking left and right prior to and/or during street crossing. As might be expected, text messaging was generally found to have the most detrimental effect on multiple behavioural measures.LimitationsA variety of study quality issues limit the interpretation and generalisation of the results, which are described, as are future study measurement and methods improvements.

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Safety-critical event risk associated with cell phone tasks as measured in naturalistic driving studies: A systematic review and meta-analysis

Cited by 121 publications

References 14 publications

Distracted Walking, Bicycling, and Driving: Systematic Review and Meta‐Analysis of Mobile Technology and Youth Crash Risk

Distracted Walking, Bicycling, and Driving: Systematic Review and Meta‐Analysis of Mobile Technology and Youth Crash Risk

Who uses a mobile phone while driving for food delivery? The role of personality, risk perception, and driving self-efficacy

Plight of the distracted pedestrian: a research synthesis and meta-analysis of mobile phone use on crossing behaviour

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