Gap acceptance behavior at unsignalized intersections: Effects of using a phone and a music player while driving.
CONCLUSIONS: Overall, the results suggest that drivers are more likely to adopt a compensatory measure in complex driving situations only if they perceive a high risk. Hence, drivers are exposed to a greater risk while operating a music player, because this is not perceived as risky behavior.
PMID: 31039038 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
Source: Traffic Injury Prevention - Category: Accident Prevention Authors: Choudhary P, Velaga NR Tags: Traffic Inj Prev Source Type: research
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