Observatoire des droits humains (anglais seulement)

Using your phone while driving is dangerous. What about listening to music or eating?

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par Johra Kayeser Fatima, Senior Lecturer, Marketing, University of Canberra
Jeroen van Boxtel, Associate professor in Psychology and Cognitive neuroscience, University of Canberra
Ram Subramanian, Associate Professor, Faculty of Science & Technology, University of Canberra
Somayeh Bahmannia, Lecturer, Organisational Behaviour, University of Canberra

In Australia, around 16% of major road accidents (such as multi-vehicle crashes and pedestrian collisions) involve distracted driving.

Distracted driving happens when people shift their attention from the primary task of driving to a secondary task such as using a mobile phone or eating.

We recently examined the specific effects of different distraction types on driving performance – and discovered some carried a greater risk than others.

What we studied

Driving distractions that cause…

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