Naturalistic driving study in Brazil

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Naturalistic driving study in Brazil

An analysis of mobile phone use behavior while driving

Journal Article (2020)

Author(s)

Jorge Tiago Bastos (Universidade Federal do Paraná (UFPR))

Pedro Augusto B. Dos Santos (Universidade Federal do Paraná (UFPR))

Eduardo Cesar Amancio (Universidade Tecnológica Federal Do Paraná (UTFPR))

Tatiana Maria C. Gadda (Universidade Tecnológica Federal Do Paraná (UTFPR))

José Aurélio Ramalho (National Observatory for Road Safety)

Mark J. King (Queensland University of Technology)

Oscar Oviedo-Trespalacios (Universidad del Norte, Queensland University of Technology)

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Safety Human factors Developing countries Driver behavior Cell phone Behavioral coding

DOI related publication

https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph17176412 Final published version

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Publication Year

2020

Language

English

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Issue number

17

Volume number

17

Article number

6412

Pages (from-to)

1-14

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208

Abstract

Mobile phone use (MPU) while driving is an important road safety challenge worldwide. Naturalistic driving studies (NDS) emerged as one of the most sophisticated methodologies to investigate driver behavior; however, NDS have not been implemented in low-or middle-income countries. The aim of this research is to investigate MPU while driving and compare the results to those reported in international studies. An analysis of 61.32 h and 1350 km driven in Curitiba (Brazil) showed that MPU lasted for an average of 28.51 s (n = 627) and occurred in 58.71% of trips (n = 201) with an average frequency of 8.37 interactions per hour (n = 201). The proportion of the trip time using a mobile phone was 7.03% (n = 201), and the average instantaneous speed was 12.77 km/h (n = 627) while using the phone. Generally, drivers spent less time on more complex interactions and selected a lower speed when using the phone. MPU was observed more during short duration than longer trips. Drivers in this study engaged in a larger number of MPU compared to drivers from Netherlands and the United States; and the percentage of trip time with MPU was between North American and European values.