Drivers' Braking Behavior Affected by Cognitive Distractions: An Experimental Investigation with a Virtual Car Simulator.

ABSTRACT: In this study, a cohort of 78 university students performed a driving experience in a virtual urban scenario, by means of a car driving simulator, to examine effects of a planned hands-free mobile phone conversation on young drivers' braking behaviors. To this aim, a control group was left free to drive without any imposed cognitive task. An experimental group faced the same scenario while engaged in a phone call. The conversation via earphones was arranged to diminish the amount of cognitive resources allocated to the driving task. For both groups, the analyses focused on the moment at which a child entered a pedestrian crossing from a sidewalk. The results of a mixed two-way ANOVA showed the presence of a significant difference for distracted and non-distracted drivers with the absence o

SUBMITTER: Baldo N 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7599599 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature