2005 Driver Distraction Conference
Driver Distraction Conference
Sydney June 2005
The first international conference on distracted driving, held at Parliament House, Sydney, Australia, on 2-3 June 2005
The Australasian College of Road Safety gratefully acknowledges its partners; NRMA Motoring & Services, the STAYSAFE Committee, Motor Accidents Authority, the George Institute for International Health, and the Australian Driver Trainers Association for their support of the conference.
The conference proceedings were edited by Ian Faulks, assisted by Michael Regan, Mark Stevenson, John Brown, Allan Porter and Julia Irwin.
The conference papers were first released as a parliamentary paper STAYSAFE 67. Driver distraction: Proceedings of an international conference on distracted driving in June 2006.
The conference papers are organised as individual PDFs, and are available by request from faa@acrs.org.au.
Title pages, Introduction to the Australasian College of Road Safety, Foreword, and Driver distraction an introduction, by Ian Faulks, Safety and Policy Analysis International & Julia Irwin, Macquarie University
Welcoming statements for the first international conference on distracted driving, Sydney, Australia, 2-3 June 2006, from Paul Gibson MP, Chairman, STAYSAFE Committee, Tony Stuart, Chief Executive Officer, NRMA Motoring & Services, and Raphael Grzebieta, President, Australasian College of Road Safety
Keynote Speakers
Driver distraction: Reflections on the past, present and future, a keynote presentation from Michael Regan, Monash University Accident Research Centre
Driver distraction: Breakdowns of a multi-level control process, a keynote presentation from John Lee, University of Iowa
Driver distraction countermeasures, a keynote presentation from Peter Burns, Transport Canada
Presentations
A meta-analysis of driving performance associated with the use of cellular telephones while driving: Results and methodological implications, a general paper from Jeff K. Caird and Chip T. Scialfa, University of Calgary, Geoff Ho, Honeywell, & Alison Smiley, Human Factors North
The effects of text messaging on young novice driver performance, Simon Hosking, Kristie Young & Michael Regan, Monash University Accident Research Centre
An exploration of the role of driver distraction in serious road crashes, Susan McEvoy & Mark Stevenson, George Institute for International Health
Key findings from focus group research on inside-the-vehicle distractions in New Zealand , Chad Barker, New Zealand Ministry of Transport
Drivers’ attitudes, awareness and knowledge about driver distractions: Research from two central Sydney communities, Suzanne Baker, City of Sydney Council & Karen Spina, Marrickville City Council
Regulation by design; not crisis, Jill Jepson, Roy Morgan Research Pty Ltd
Driver distraction related crashes in New Zealand, Craig Gordon, New Zealand Ministry of Transport
Driver distraction Traffic law enforcement perspectives, John Hartley, New South Wales Police
Crikey, it’s cognitively complex!, Martin Langham, TRL Ltd. & Nigel McDonald, ARRB Transport Research
Driver distraction: A review of the literature, Kristie Young & Michael Regan, Monash University Accident Research Centre
Low-risk training measures and driver distraction , Jeff McDougall, Australian Driver Trainers Association
Visual clutter and external-to-vehicle driver distraction, Jessica Edquist, Tim Horberry, Michael Regan & Ian Johnston, Monash University Accident Research Centre
Roadside advertising a driver distraction by design, Harold Scruby, Pedestrian Council of Australia
Driver distraction a factor in level crossing fatalities, Phillip Sochon & Steven Davies, Australasian Railways Association
In-vehicle technologies, Advanced Driving Assistance Systems and driver distraction : Research challenges, Chad Brooks & Andry Rakotonirainy, Centre for Accident Research and Road SafetyQueensland
Driver state monitoring to mitigate distraction, Luke Fletcher, Department of Information Engineering, Australian National University & Alex Zelinsky, Seeing Machines Pty Ltd
Technology and driver distraction the need for industry guidelines, Mike Hammer, Fiona Douglas & Daniel Tobin, Holden Innovation
NOGOS with distraction, Saul Jeavons, TRL Ltd. & Nigel McDonald, ARRB Transport Research
Fatigue and coping with driver distraction, Anne Williamson, NSW Injury Risk Management Research Centre
Investigation of the interaction between visual impairment and multi-tasking on driving performance, Joanne M. Wood, Queensland University of Technology, Alex Capparo, Department of Psychology, Wichita State University & Trent Carberry, Queensland University of Technology
Work-related driving and driver distraction: Using the Haddon matrix to identify and manage the distractions, Will Murray, Interactive Driving Systems & Ian Faulks, Safety and Policy Analysis International