Beruflich Dokumente
Kultur Dokumente
Present by :
NAME : NOR AMANINA BT SARIPUTDIN
ID STUDENT : 2017307225
LECTURE : MADAM RAIHANAH BT MOHAMAD
INTRODUCTION
During the last 30 years, mobile telephones have become a major
source of communication and an essential device for many people.
People use their cell phones for just about everything such as:
texting, talking, schedule planning, internet surfing and others.
DISTRACTIONS.
DRIVING
PERFORMANCE
CRASH RISK
1.Distraction
i)Forms of distraction.
Mobile phone use while driving can distract drivers several ways:
• Physically
• Visually
• Auditory
• Cognitively
iii)Hands-free vs Hand-held?
Some drivers believe that using hands-free phones could be
much safer.
2.Effects on Driving Performance
The following points are summary of the effects of mobile
phone conversation on driving performance :
Slower reactions and more misses
Slower bracking reactions
Other risky behavior
The following are some recommendations that could better determine and
control the effects of mobile phone use on road safety :
2.Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents (RoSPA) (2002). The risk of using a mobile phone while driving.
<www.rospa.com/pdfs/road/mobiles/report.pdf>
3.SMOV (2008). “ SMOV Fact sheet : Use of mobiles phone while driving “ SMOV Institute for Road Safety
Research- Leidschendam, the Netherlands,
<www.smov.nl/rapport/Factsheets/UK/FS_Mobile_phones.pdf>
4.Williams, John (2002) “Cell Phones and Driving “ Minnesota House of Representatives Research, Department
October 2002.
<www.house.leg.state.mn.us/hrd/pubs/cellphdrvg.pdf>