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Living dangerously: driver distraction at high speed.

Mark B Johnson1, Robert B Voas, John H Lacey

  • 1Pacific Institute for Research and Evaluation, Calverton, Maryland 20705-3102, USA. mjohnson@pire.org

Traffic Injury Prevention
|February 3, 2004
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Driver distraction from cell phone use is a significant safety concern. This study found 1.5% of drivers on the New Jersey Turnpike used cell phones, a lower rate than previously reported for daytime, low-speed roads.

Area of Science:

  • Traffic Safety Research
  • Human Factors in Transportation
  • Public Health

Background:

  • Cell phone use while driving poses a significant distraction risk.
  • Previous prevalence estimates were limited to daytime and low-speed conditions.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To estimate the prevalence of driver cell phone use and other distractions on a major highway.
  • To compare these rates with existing data from lower-speed roadways.

Main Methods:

  • Analysis of 40,000 vehicle photographs on the New Jersey Turnpike, day and night.
  • Trained coders identified driver distractions; vehicle speeds were recorded.
  • Weighted analysis and logistic regression were used to estimate prevalence and predictors.

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Main Results:

  • Cell phone use was the most frequent distraction, observed in 1.5% of drivers.
  • This rate is lower than previously reported 3-4% on lower-speed roads.
  • Cell phone use decreased on weekends, at night, when speeding, or with passengers.

Conclusions:

  • Driver cell phone use on high-speed highways may be lower than on lower-speed roads.
  • Distraction prevalence varies by time, location, and driving conditions.
  • Further research is needed to understand distraction patterns across different road types.