Defining Driver Distraction

By M. Pettitt, G. Burnett, A. Stevens. 2005

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Incorporating human-factors in car-following models : a review of recent developments and research needs (2014, background): “‘Driver distraction’ can be defined as a diversion of attention away from activities critical for safe driving to a competing activity (Lee et al., 2008).”
Driver distraction: a review of the current state-of-the-knowledge (2008, background): “There is general agreement that the existence of a triggering activity is a critical part of the definition (Trezise et al., 2006; Pettitt et al., 2005); however, there is also a growing realization that “cognitive distraction” is a significant component of driver distraction (Young, Regan, & Hammer”
Driver Distraction in Commercial Vehicle Operations (2009, methodology): “In order to develop a new, more comprehensive definition, Pettitt et al. (2005) assessed a workrelated road traffic crash database that contained data on 2,114 vehicle crashes from 1996 to 2004 in the Midlands region of the United Kingdom.”