Young driver distraction by text messaging: A comparison of the effects of reading and typing text messages in Chinese versus English |
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| Affiliation: | 1. Department of Civil Engineering, The University of Hong Kong, Pokfulam Road, Hong Kong, China;2. Department of Civil and Natural Resources Engineering, University of Canterbury, Christchurch, New Zealand;3. Key Laboratory of Ministry of Education – Urban Transportation Complex Systems Theory and Technology, School of Traffic and Transportation, Beijing Jiaotong University, China;1. Research Group for Emotions, Sociality, and Computing (ESC), Tampere Unit for Computer-Human Interaction (TAUCHI), School of Information Sciences, University of Tampere, Finland;2. Multimodal Interaction Research Group (MMIG), Tampere Unit for Computer-Human Interaction (TAUCHI), School of Information Sciences, University of Tampere, Finland;1. Quality of Life Research Institute, University of Girona, Girona 17071, Catalonia, Spain;2. Driving Research Group, School of Aerospace, Transport and Manufacturing, Cranfield University, Cranfield, Bedfordshire MK43 0AL, United Kingdom;1. School of Physical & Occupational Therapy, McGill University. 3654 Prom Sir-William-Osler, Montreal, QC H3G 1Y5. Canada;2. Feil and Oberfeld Research Center, Jewish Rehabilitation Hospital (CISSS-Laval), Research Site of CRIR, Virtual Reality and Mobility Laboratory. 3205 Place Alton-Goldbloom, Laval, QC H7V 1R2, Canada;3. Department of Rehabilitation, Université Laval, Laval, QC, Canada;1. Laboratory of Health and Road Safety, Department of Social Work, Technological Educational Institute of Crete, Estavromenos, P.C. 71004, Heraklion, Greece;2. Technological Educational Institute of Messolonghi, Nea Ktiria, 30200 Messolonghi, Greece;3. Safety Research Unit, Department of Psychology, Middle East Technical University of Ankara, Turkey;1. University of Washington, Seattle, WA, USA;2. University of Wisconsin—Madison, Madison, WI, USA |
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| Abstract: | BackgroundReading and typing text messages while driving seriously impairs driving performance and are prohibited activities in many jurisdictions. Hong Kong is a bilingual society and many people write in both Chinese and English. As the input methods for text messaging in Chinese and English are considerably different, this study used a driving simulator approach to compare the effects of reading and typing Chinese and English text messages on driving performance.MethodThe driving performances of 26 participants were monitored under the following conditions: (1) no distraction, (2) reading and typing Chinese text messages, and (3) reading and typing English text messages. The following measures of driving performance were collected under all of the conditions: reaction time (RT), driving lane undulation (DLU), driving speed fluctuation (DSF), and car-following distance (CFD) between test and leading cars.ResultsRT, DLU, and DSF were significantly impaired by reading and typing both Chinese and English text messages. Moreover, typing text messages distracted drivers more than reading them. Although the Chinese text messaging input system is more complicated than the English system, the use of Chinese did not cause a significantly different degree of distraction.ConclusionBoth reading and typing text messages while driving should be prohibited regardless of whether Chinese or English is used. |
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| Keywords: | Traffic safety Driving distraction Driving simulator Text messaging |
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