TY - JOUR ID - TI - The Effect Of Mobile Phone Use While Driving On Response Time: Driving Simulator Study AU - Ammar A. Mohammed AU - Ahmed S. Abduljabbar, AU - Hussein S. Mutar*, PY - 2021 VL - 39 IS - 12[Civil Engineering] SP - 1806 EP - 1813 JO - Engineering and Technology Journal مجلة الهندسة والتكنولوجيا SN - 16816900 24120758 AB - Mobile phone use is one of the most common daily tasks and this is normal,however, this task could be problematic while driving. The use of mobile phoneswhile driving has become a major cause of road accidents and poses a threat topublic health. This study investigated the effect of mobile phone usage whiledriving on response time, as it investigated four mobile phone tasks (hands-freecalling, hand calls, reading text messages, and sending text messages) in additionto basic driving. A total of 42 participants, ranging in age from (19 to 55), with amean age (mean = 33.14, SD = 10.26) participated in the driving simulation at theUniversity of Technology and all participants performed five tasks. Theparticipants had to interact with voice commands by performing the throttlemaneuver. The results concluded with a delay in response, which means anincrease in cognitive reaction time when using a mobile phone compared to basicdriving. It has also been found that the response time increases with the age ofdrivers

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