The prevalence of in-vehicle driving distractions in road traffic collisions as a function of road type |
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| Affiliation: | 1. Department of Environment, Land and Infrastructure Engineering (DIATI), Politecnico di Torino, Italy;2. Departamento de Ingeniería del Transporte, Territorio y Urbanismo, E.T.S.I.C.C.P., Universidad Politécnica de Madrid, Spain;1. Department of Psychology, School of Philosophy, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Athens, Greece;2. 1st University Department of Neurology, Eginiteion Hospital, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Athens, Greece;3. Delft University of Technology, Faculty of Technology, Policy and Management, Delft, The Netherlands;4. School of Civil Engineering, Department of Transportation Planning and Engineering, National Technical University of Athens, Athens, Greece;1. Road Safety Research Collaboration, University of the Sunshine Coast, 90 Sippy Downs Dr, Sippy Downs, Queensland 4556, Australia;2. School of Health and Behavioural Sciences, University of the Sunshine Coast, 90 Sippy Downs Drive, Sippy Downs, Queensland 4556, Australia;1. Technical University of Munich, Boltzmannstraße 15, 85748 Garching, Germany;2. BMW Group, Knorrstr. 147, 80937 Munich, Germany;1. CAS Key Laboratory of Behavioral Science, Institute of Psychology, Beijing, China;2. Department of Psychology, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China;1. Graduate Center for Gerontology, Department of Health, Behavior & Society, College of Public Health, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY 40536, United States;2. Center for Injury Research and Policy, Abigail Wexner Research Institute at Nationwide Children’s Hospital, Columbus, OH 43205, United States;3. Department of Epidemiology, School of Public Health, West Virginia University, Morgantown, WV 26506, United States;4. Center for Injury Research and Policy, Abigail Wexner Research Institute at Nationwide Children’s Hospital, Columbus, OH 43205, United States |
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| Abstract: | While some previous research suggests that conversing with passengers is the most prevalent in-vehicle distraction while driving, others have concluded instead that it is mobile phone use. One possible explanation for these differences is that distraction prevalence varies with road type. To test this proposal the current study investigated the prevalence of in-vehicle driving distraction in road traffic collisions (RTCs) as recorded in national records from the US and New Zealand. Analysis using odds ratios suggested conversing with passengers to be a more prevalent distraction in RTCs on minor roads than on major roads, and mobile phone use to be a more prevalent distraction on major roads than on minor roads. These results show the importance of considering the type of road when investigating the prevalence of driving distractions in RTCs in future research. |
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| Keywords: | Driving distraction Passenger conversation Mobile phones Road type |
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