Driving when distracted and sleepy: the effect of phone and passenger conversations on driving performance - Matthews RW, Kontou TG, Naweed A, Sargent C, Roach GD.

This study investigates the effect of passenger and phone conversations on sleep-restricted driving. Six volunteers (50% male, mean age 24.8  ± 4.3 years) had their sleep restricted to 4 h in bed followed by a 20-min simulated drive on three separate o...
Source: SafetyLit - Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Distraction, Fatigue, Chronobiology, Vigilance, Workload Source Type: news