Distracted Driving and Risk of Road Crashes among Novice and Experienced Drivers

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Authors

Sheila G. Klauer · Virginia Tech Transportation Institute

Feng Guo · Virginia Tech Transportation Institute

Bruce G. Simons‐Morton · Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development

Marie Claude Ouimet · Université de Sherbrooke

Suzanne E. Lee · Virginia Tech

Thomas A. Dingus · Virginia Tech

Abstract

The risk of a crash or near-crash among novice drivers increased with the performance of many secondary tasks, including texting and dialing cell phones. (Funded by the Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development and the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.).

Topics & Keywords

Traffic and Road Safety Human-Automation Interaction and Safety Automotive and Human Injury Biomechanics

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Gender equality

Publication Details

Published in: New England Journal of Medicine

Volume 370, Issue 1, pp. 54-59

DOI: 10.1056/nejmsa1204142

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