Robbins, C.J. orcid.org/0000-0002-6076-5983 and Fotios, S. orcid.org/0000-0002-2410-7641 (2021) Road lighting and distraction whilst driving: Establishing the significant types of distraction. Lighting Research & Technology, 53 (1). pp. 30-40. ISSN 1477-1535
Abstract
There is a body of research showing how changes in lighting conditions affect hazard detection in the context of driving after dark. There is a separate body of research showing that driving is impaired by distraction. The two have yet to be integrated: this is critical for lighting design recommendations because giving consideration to distraction may affect the optimal conditions established in lighting studies. A first step in that process is establishing the critical type(s) of distraction that might then be simulated in lighting research. This paper reviews evidence for the prevalence of driving distractions as recorded by two methods: interviews with drivers following collision and observation of drivers on real roads. These data suggest that auditory distractions such as conversation with passengers and listening to music are prevalent distractions, and are therefore appropriate distractions to incorporate in further research of lighting and hazard detection experiments.
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Copyright, Publisher and Additional Information: | © 2020 The Chartered Institution of Building Services Engineers. This article is distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) which permits any use, reproduction and distribution of the work without further permission provided the original work is attributed as specified on the SAGE and Open Access pages (https://us.sagepub.com/en-us/nam/open-access-at-sage). |
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Institution: | The University of Sheffield |
Academic Units: | The University of Sheffield > Faculty of Social Sciences (Sheffield) > School of Architecture (Sheffield) |
Funding Information: | Funder Grant number ENGINEERING AND PHYSICAL SCIENCE RESEARCH COUNCIL EP/S004009/1 |
Depositing User: | Symplectic Sheffield |
Date Deposited: | 15 Apr 2020 11:40 |
Last Modified: | 07 Jan 2021 13:58 |
Status: | Published |
Publisher: | SAGE Publications |
Refereed: | Yes |
Identification Number: | 10.1177/1477153520916515 |
Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID): | oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:159407 |
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