Distraction of the Driver and Its Impact on Road Safety

Sławomir Tarkowski, Iwona Rybicka
2020 Transportation Research Procedia  
The article presents selected factors influencing road safety. The paper discusses the results of research concerning the time of diversion of the driver's attention from the driving track during road manoeuvres. Traffic participants had the following tasks to perform: looking at the left mirror, looking at the rear-view mirror, changing the radio station, checking the time on a mobile phone. The results were related to the length of the driver's reaction time. Abstract The article presents
more » ... cted factors influencing road safety. The paper discusses the results of research concerning the time of diversion of the driver's attention from the driving track during road manoeuvres. Traffic participants had the following tasks to perform: looking at the left mirror, looking at the rear-view mirror, changing the radio station, checking the time on a mobile phone. The results were related to the length of the driver's reaction time.
doi:10.1016/j.trpro.2020.02.053 fatcat:qwnfmkdzvbantgrvyu35pzfu4y