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Graham Hancox
Graham
Hancox
John H. Richardson
John H.
Richardson
Andrew Morris
Andrew
Morris
Drivers' willingness to engage with their mobile phone: the influence of phone function and road demand
Loughborough University
2013
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2013-06-12 08:26:00
Journal contribution
https://repository.lboro.ac.uk/articles/journal_contribution/Drivers_willingness_to_engage_with_their_mobile_phone_the_influence_of_phone_function_and_road_demand/9347762
Drivers normally elect whether or not to engage with a secondary task while driving. This study aimed to determine
whether drivers’ willingness to engage with their mobile phone is affected by demands from the roadway environment and if these
effects are more pronounced for some phone functions compared with others. Fifteen video clips were played to 20 participants
representing different road scenarios, and therefore demands, such as driving on an empty auto route or turning right on a main
arterial road. The participants then used three point Likert scales to rate their willingness to place or answer a call and send or read
a text and a five point scale to rate the perceived riskiness of placing and answering a call only. Participants were also asked to
think aloud when making their judgements so further insight could be gained. It was found that willingness to engage was affected
by both the perceived roadway demands and the phone function under consideration. The perceived riskiness also affected
willingness to engage when placing a call only. The think aloud element indicated the participants’ reasoning behind these
findings as well as identifying possible future areas of research.