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Using Cellphones while Driving

Horrey, William J., and Christopher D. Wickens. "Examining the impact of cell phone

conversations on driving using meta-analytic techniques." Human factors 48.1 (2006):

196-205.

This article investigates the effects of cellphone use on driving and also compares the

difference between using a hand held cellphone and a hands free cellphone. The study

finds that cellphone use mainly affects the driver’s reaction time on the road while the

tracking function is slightly influenced. Thus, this shows that cellphone use mainly

affects actions such as braking as the driver's attention to driving tasks is disrupted by the

cellphone conversation. The research also found no significant difference between hand

held and hands free cellphone use. This article will be useful for my research since it

supports my argument that cellphone use is dangerous while driving. It goes further to

show that hands free cellphones do not solve the problem since drivers are more impaired

in regards to reaction time and not tracking.

Ma, Ruiqi, and David B. Kaber. "Situation awareness and workload in driving while using

adaptive cruise control and a cell phone." International Journal of Industrial Ergonomics

35.10 (2005): 939-953.

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This article investigates the effects of cellphone use while driving and the effect of

having adaptive cruise control in the driving process. The research shows that cellphone

use when having engaged adaptive cruise control is also detrimental to the driving

experience since it increases the driver’s mental workload and therefore reduces his focus

on the road. Therefore, while the driving experience might be enhanced by using adaptive

cruise control, cellphone use negates any gains that are achieved by using this form of

automation. This article is beneficial to my research since it shows that cellphone use is

dangerous even when using automated driving technology.

Strayer, David L., and William A. Johnston. "Driven to distraction: Dual-task studies of

simulated driving and conversing on a cellular telephone." Psychological science 12.6

(2001): 462-466.

This research investigates the effects of engaging in various cognitive tasks while

driving. The research finds that the driving experience is not affected by listening tasks

that require minimal attention. However, active cellphone conversations were found to

increase driving errors significantly by causing delayed reactions as well as causing

situational blindness by having the drivers fail to notice road and traffic signals. This

article is useful for my research since it proves that cellphone use while driving is

dangerous. It also expounds on the type of cellphone use as using cellphones for

shadowing tasks that are non-demanding was not found to have a significant effect on the

driving experience.

Strayer, David L., Frank A. Drews, and Dennis J. Crouch. "A comparison of the cell phone

driver and the drunk driver." Human factors 48.2 (2006): 381-391.
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This article examines the difference in driving between a drunk driver and a cell phone

driver. The article finds that drivers using their cellphones are more likely to get into

accidents than those who are intoxicated. Drunk drivers follow closely and brake hard

while cellphone drivers have a longer following distance and a delayed reaction when

braking. This resource will be beneficial to my research since I seek to prove that

cellphone use should not be allowed on the road. This article supports my argument since

it shows that cellphone use is as dangerous as drunk driving.