Towards Mitigating Teenagers' Distracted Driving Behaviors: Comparison of Real-Time and Post-Drive Feedback in a Simulator Study. (September 2016)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Merrikhpour, Maryam; Donmez, Birsen
• Is Part Of: Proceedings of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society ... Annual Meeting. Volume 60:Part 1(2016)
• Page Start: 1879
• Page End: 1883
• Publication Date: 2016-09
• Subjects: Human engineering -- Congresses; 620.8205
• DOI: 10.1177/1541931213601428
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1541-9312

Abstract

Distraction contributes significantly to teens' crash risks. Previous studies show that feedback can help mitigate distraction among young and adult drivers; however, the type of feedback that is effective for teenagers remains unexamined. This paper investigates whether real-time and post-drive feedback can mitigate teens' driver distraction and reports preliminary findings from an ongoing simulator study. Data reported was collected in a between-subjects experiment with three conditions: real-time (n= 8), post-drive (n= 8), and no feedback (n= 9). Real-time feedback was provided as auditory warnings when teens had long offroad glances (>2 sec). Post-drive feedback was an end-of-trip report on teens' off-road glances and driving performance provided on an in-vehicle display. Compared to no feedback, real-time feedback resulted in significantly smaller number of long off-road glances (>2 sec), smaller average duration of off-road glances, and smaller standard deviation of lane position. The effects observed for post-drive feedback were relatively minor.