2013 journal article
The Effects of Visual and Cognitive Distractions on Operational and Tactical Driving Behaviors
HUMAN FACTORS, 56(3), 592–604.
author keywords: tactical vehicle control; operational vehicle control; attention resource theory; eye tracking; driver distraction
MeSH headings : Accidents, Traffic / prevention & control; Adolescent; Attention; Automobile Driving / psychology; Cognition; Data Display; Eye Movements; Female; Hearing; Humans; Male; Task Performance and Analysis; Young Adult
TL;DR:
Findings support the need to assess the impacts of in-vehicle distraction on different levels of driving control, and should investigate driver distraction under strategic control.
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Objective: This study tested the effects of two fundamental forms of distraction, including visual-manual and cognitive-audio distraction, with comparison under both operational and tactical driving. Strategic control remains for future study. Background: Driving is a complex control task involving operational, tactical, and strategic control. Although operational control, such as lead-car following, has been studied, the influence of in-vehicle distractions on higher levels of control, including tactical and strategic, remains unclear. Method: Two secondary tasks were designed to independently represent visual-manual and cognitive-audio distractions, based on multiple resource theory. Drivers performed operational vehicle control maneuvers (lead-car following) or tactical control maneuvers (passing) along with the distraction tasks in a driving simulator. Response measures included driving performance and visual behavior. Results: Results revealed drivers’ ability to accommodate either visual or cognitive distractions in following tasks but not in passing. The simultaneous distraction condition led to the greatest decrement in performance. Conclusion: Findings support the need to assess the impacts of in-vehicle distraction on different levels of driving control. Future study should investigate driver distraction under strategic control.