| Title | Evaluating the Enforceability of Texting Laws: Strategies Tested in Connecticut and Massachusetts |
|---|---|
| Record ID | 62086 |
| Personal Name Creator |
Retting, Richard; Sprattler, Karen; Rothenberg, Heather; Sexton, Thomas |
| Personal Name Contributor |
Byrd, Mary T. |
| Corporate Creator | M. Davis and Company |
| Corporate Contributor |
United States. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration |
| Publisher | United States. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration |
| Publication Date | 20170301 |
| Language | English |
| Abstract | Recent driving simulator studies which record driver and vehicle behaviors have focused on examining and developing specific training programs for improving driver performance across three cognitive skills that are critical to driver safety, hazard anticipation (HA), hazard mitigation (HM), and attention maintenance (AM). Of current interest is the evaluation of an integrated training program, SAFE-T, developed by Hamid (2013) that has been shown to reduce the effect among nurses (all experienced drivers) that fatigue has on each of the above three critical driving skills. The current study addresses whether the integrated training program will prove as effective among novice drivers. The authors also compare the effect size of SAFE-T with the effect size of one of the training programs, RAPT, to determine whether the decrease in exposure and potential for interference decrease the size of the effect of SAFE-T on hazard anticipation (the same skills that RAPT is designed to train). Forty-eight students between 16 and 18 years old participated in the study. All participants completed a single driving simulator evaluation of their HA, HM, and AM skills, immediately after a training program (SAFE-T, RAPT, or placebo). The SAFE-T training program led to significant improvements in the three higher cognitive skills, HA, HM & AM. The effects were similar to those found in other similar training programs (RAPT, ACT, and FOCAL). The results clearly show that the program holds great promise for improving young drivers’ safety-critical skills in a much shorter span and to a level akin to that of existing programs. |
| Rosap ID | dot:2085 |
| Rosap URL | https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/2085 |
| ResearchHub ID | 10751 |
| TRT Terms | Distraction; State laws; Strategic planning; Text messaging; Traffic law enforcement |
| General Subjects | Texting; distracted driving; traffic enforcement; enforcement strategies; Research Hub |
| Geographical Coverage |
United States; Connecticut; Massachusetts |
| TRIS Online Accession No |
1636589 |
| Contract Number | DTNH22-09-D-00136; Task Order 5 |
| Report Number | DOT HS 812 367 |
| Availability | NHTSA - Behavioral Safety Research |
| Resource type | Tech Report |
| URL | https://ntlrepository.blob.core.windows.net/lib/62000/62000/62086/812367-textenforce_ctandma.pdf |
| Format | |
| Database | NTL Digital Repository |