Drunk Driving Comparison
A Comparison of the Cell Phone Driver and the Drunk Driver
David L. Strayer, Frank A. Drews, and Dennis J. Crouch, University of Utah, Salt Lake
City, Utah
Objective: The objective of this research was to determine the relative impairment associated with conversing on a cellular telephone while driving. Background:
Epidemiological evidence suggests that the relative risk of being in a traffic accident while using a cell phone is similar to the hazard associated with driving with a blood alcohol level at the legal limit. The purpose of this research was to provide a direct comparison of the driving performance of a cell phone driver and a drunk driver in a controlled laboratory setting. Method: We used a high-fidelity driving simulator
to …show more content…
Gish, K., Mercadante, M., & Staplin, L. (2003).
Distractions in everyday driving. Washington, DC: AAAFoundation for Traffic Safety.
Thapar, P. J., Zacny, J. P., Choi, M., & Apfelbaum, J. L. (1995). Using alcohol as a standard to assess the degree of impairment induced by sedative and analgesic drugs used in ambulatory surgery. Anesthesiology and Analgesia, 80, 1092–1098.
Tiplady,B. (1991). Alcohol as a comparator. In I.D. Keepler,L.D. Sanders,
& M. Rosen (Eds.), Ambulatory anesthesia and sedation (pp.
26–37). Malden, MA: Blackwell Scientific.
U.S. Department of Transportation. (2002). Traffic safety facts 2002:
Alcohol (DOT HS 809 606). Retrieved April 11, 2006, from http://www-nrd.nhtsa.dot.gov/pdf/nrd-30/NCSA/TSF2002/ 2002alcfacts.pdf
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Geneva: World Health Organization.
Williamson, A., Feyer, A. M., Friswel, R., & Finlay-Brown, S. (2001).
Developing measures of fatigue using an alcohol comparison to validate the effects of fatigue on performance. Accident Analysis and Prevention, 33, 313–326.
Zandor, P. L., Krawchuk, S. A., & Voas, R. B. (2000). Relative risk of fatal crash involvement by BAC, age, and gender (DOT HS
David L. Strayer, Frank A. Drews, and Dennis J. Crouch, University of Utah, Salt Lake
City, Utah
Objective: The objective of this research was to determine the relative impairment associated with conversing on a cellular telephone while driving. Background:
Epidemiological evidence suggests that the relative risk of being in a traffic accident while using a cell phone is similar to the hazard associated with driving with a blood alcohol level at the legal limit. The purpose of this research was to provide a direct comparison of the driving performance of a cell phone driver and a drunk driver in a controlled laboratory setting. Method: We used a high-fidelity driving simulator
to …show more content…
Gish, K., Mercadante, M., & Staplin, L. (2003).
Distractions in everyday driving. Washington, DC: AAAFoundation for Traffic Safety.
Thapar, P. J., Zacny, J. P., Choi, M., & Apfelbaum, J. L. (1995). Using alcohol as a standard to assess the degree of impairment induced by sedative and analgesic drugs used in ambulatory surgery. Anesthesiology and Analgesia, 80, 1092–1098.
Tiplady,B. (1991). Alcohol as a comparator. In I.D. Keepler,L.D. Sanders,
& M. Rosen (Eds.), Ambulatory anesthesia and sedation (pp.
26–37). Malden, MA: Blackwell Scientific.
U.S. Department of Transportation. (2002). Traffic safety facts 2002:
Alcohol (DOT HS 809 606). Retrieved April 11, 2006, from http://www-nrd.nhtsa.dot.gov/pdf/nrd-30/NCSA/TSF2002/ 2002alcfacts.pdf
Willette, R. E., & Walsh, J. M. (1983). Drugs, driving, and traffic safety.
Geneva: World Health Organization.
Williamson, A., Feyer, A. M., Friswel, R., & Finlay-Brown, S. (2001).
Developing measures of fatigue using an alcohol comparison to validate the effects of fatigue on performance. Accident Analysis and Prevention, 33, 313–326.
Zandor, P. L., Krawchuk, S. A., & Voas, R. B. (2000). Relative risk of fatal crash involvement by BAC, age, and gender (DOT HS