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CELL PHONE DISTRACTION ANALYSIS OF MOTOR RESPONSE IN A SIMULATED DRIVING ENVIRONMENT
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| Title | CELL PHONE DISTRACTION ANALYSIS OF MOTOR RESPONSE IN A SIMULATED DRIVING ENVIRONMENT |
| Author | Ravishankar, Anusha
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| Keywords | Arts and Sciences -- Dissertations, Academic
Dissertations, Academic -- Arts and Sciences
Cell phone distraction
Driving simulator
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| Abstract | Does the use of a cell phone while driving influence the driver's ability to execute a proper turn? Is there difference between genders pertaining to motor skill while driving in a simulated driving environment? To accomplish this task, three groups of ten participants (5 women and 5 men) each were tested using a scripted test scenario focusing on left and right turns. The participants were made to drive through a test scenario to get used to the driving simulator. The scenario for the experimental group was an inner-city training scenario with the presence of vehicular traffic and the main focus area was on six critical turns (3 left and 3 rights). The apparatus used for this study was the "Patrol Simulator" built by GE Driver Development.
A 2 (Gender) x 3 (Cell phone condition) between subjects design was used to assess the differences in mean driving performance between gender (male and female) at 3 cell phone conditions (No Phone, Phone No Conversation, Phone with Conversation). The study verified that cellular phones would adversely affects a driver's ability to perform turns, and showed that gender plays a role in this effect. However, it did confirm that gender does not play any role in a person's overall ability to drive. The results indicated a significant main effect for Cell phone Condition for overall turns , F (2, 24) = 38.83, p >.0005, n[eta]² =.76. Results also indicated a significant interaction between Gender and Cell Phone Conditions, F (2, 24) = 3.97, p=.032, n[eta]² = 0.25. |
| Adviser | Kincaid, J. Peter
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| Publisher | University of Central Florida |
| Degree | M.S.
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| Degree Discipline | Modeling and Simulation
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| Degree Grantor | Arts and Sciences
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| Degree Program | Modeling and Simulation
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| Graduation Date | 2004-08-01 |
| Type | Master's thesis
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| Access Level | Public - Allow Worldwide Access
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| Release Date | 2004-08-01 |
| Repository | University Archives
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| Repository Collection | Electronic Theses and Dissertations
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| Identifier | CFE0000084 |
| Access Link | http://purl.fcla.edu/fcla/etd/CFE0000084 |
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