Regan Michael A. - Driver distraction and inattention: advances in research and countermeasures

DRIVER DISTRACTION AND INATTENTION

Series Editors

Dr Lisa Dorn
Director of the Driving Research Group, Department of Human Factors, Cranfield University

Dr Gerald Matthews
Professor of Psychology at the University of Cincinnati

Dr Ian Glendon
Associate Professor of Psychology at Griffith University, Queensland, and President of the Division of Traffic and Transportation Psychology of the International Association of Applied Psychology

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Advances in Research and Countermeasures, Volume 1

Edited by
MICHAEL A. REGAN
University of New South Wales, Australia

JOHN D. LEE
University of Wisconsin-Madison, USA

TRENT W. VICTOR
Volvo Group Trucks Technology, Sweden

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British Library Cataloguing in Publication Data

Driver distraction and inattention : advances in research and countermeasures.

Volume 1. -- (Human factors in road and rail transport) 1. Distracted driving. 2. Distracted driving--Research. 3. Cell phones and traffic accidents. 4. Traffic safety.
I. Series II. Regan, Michael A. III. Victor, Trent W. IV. Lee, John D., 1965
363.1251-dc23

Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Driver distraction and inattention : advances in research and countermeasures / [edited] by Michael A. Regan, John D. Lee, and Trent W. Victor.

p. cm. -- (Human factors in road and rail transport)

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN 978-1-4094-2585-4 (hardback) -- ISBN 978-1-4094-2586-1 (ebook)

1. Distracted driving. 2. Distracted driving--Research. 3. Traffic safety. 4. Cell phones and traffic accidents.
I. Regan, Michael A. II. Lee, John D. III. Victor, Trent W.

HE5620.D59D748 2013
363.1251--dc23

2012030873

ISBN 9781409425854 (hbk)
ISBN 9781409425861 (ebk-PDF)
ISBN 9781409474135 (ebk-ePUB)

Printed and bound in Great Britain by the MPG Books Group, UK

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John D. Lee and Michael A. Regan

Michael A. Regan, PhD, is a Professor in Transport and Road Safety (TARS) Research in the School of Aviation at the University of New South Wales in Sydney, Australia. Prior to his current appointment, Mike held appointments as Research Director with the French Institute of Science and Technology for Transport, Development and Networks (IFSTTAR), in Lyon, France, and Adjunct Professor for Vehicle Safety with the Department of Applied Mechanics at the Chalmers University of Technology, in Gothenburg, Sweden. Between 1997 and 2007 he was a Senior Research Fellow and Program Manager Human Factors and Simulation at the Monash University Accident Research Centre (MUARC) in Melbourne, Australia. Mike obtained BSc (Hons) and PhD degrees in applied experimental psychology from the Australian National University in Canberra, Australia. His PhD research focused on the human ability to divide attention between competing tasks. Mikes research in road safety has focused mainly on driver distraction and inattention, human factors in the design and evaluation of intelligent transport systems, human-in-the-loop driving simulation, and young novice driver and passenger training. He has authored and co-authored more than 200 published articles, reports and papers and sits on the Editorial Boards of five peer-reviewed journals, including Human Factors. He is the senior editor and co-author of the first book on Driver Distraction, Driver Distraction: Theory, Effects and Mitigation