A Phase II research report funded by the AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety analyzes driver distraction behaviors. The study developed and validated a driving log methodology to determine the occurrence of various distractions identified in an earlier analysis of national Crashworthiness Data System data. The report includes findings on how often and under what conditions drivers engage in distracting activities, with differences by age and gender.
Use Cases
- Modeling crash risk factors based on reported distracting behaviors like cell phone use or eating.
- Analyzing demographic patterns in distraction prevalence based on age and gender variables.
- Developing driver safety interventions based on the taxonomy of distractions and their reported frequency.
Strengths
- Based on a national probability sample of approximately 5,000 police-reported traffic crashes from the CDS.
- Builds on a prior Phase I analysis of five years of national crash data to identify key distractions.
- Includes descriptive results on behavior frequency, driving conditions, and demographic differences.
Limitations
- Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
- Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
- Last update date is unknown; freshness unverified.
Provenance
- Source
- AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety (AAAFTS) project, authored by J C Stutts.
- Collection Method
- Driving log methodology developed and validated to measure distraction occurrence in the U.S. driving population.
- Time Range
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- Freshness
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- Geography
- United States, based on a national probability sample.