Is Talking to Your Car Dangerous? It Depends: Prologue to the Special Section

John D. Lee; Linda Ng Boyle

doi:10.1177/0018720815610945

Is Talking to Your Car Dangerous? It Depends: Prologue to the Special Section

John D. Lee, Linda Ng Boyle

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Cognitive distraction represents an important and growing traffic safety issue, particularly with the increasing computerization of cars. The target paper in this special section describes a protocol for assessing the distraction potential of information and entertainment systems. Cognitive distraction has specific relevance to the challenges facing driving safety but also reflects the more pervasive challenge of generalizing findings in the face of complex contextual and compensatory influences. Peer commentaries from five driving safety experts sketch paths forward in assessing the distraction potential of in-vehicle information technology. A simple, definitive statement regarding the risk of talking to your car is appealing, but the complexity of driver behavior may make such a statement unachievable.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	1297-1299
Number of pages	3
Journal	Human Factors
Volume	57
Issue number	8
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1177/0018720815610945
State	Published - Dec 1 2015

Keywords

attentional processes
cognition
crashes
decision making
distractions and interruptions
human error

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Human Factors and Ergonomics
Applied Psychology
Behavioral Neuroscience

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