Persistent effects of mobile phone conversation while driving after disconnect: Physiological evidence and driving performance
Cognitive workload has been known as a key factor in traffic accidents, which can be highly increased by talking on the phone while driving. A wide range of studies around the world investigated the effects of mobile phone conversations on driving performance and traffic accidents. But less noticed...
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| description | Cognitive workload has been known as a key factor in traffic accidents, which can be highly increased by talking on the phone while driving. A wide range of studies around the world investigated the effects of mobile phone conversations on driving performance and traffic accidents. But less noticed is the durability of cognitive effects of mobile phone conversations. This study aimed to determine the effects of different types of mobile phone conversations on physiological response and driving performance during and after the conversation. Heart rate, heart rate variability (physiological response), Standard deviation of lane position (SDLP), and the relative distance between two cars (driving performance) of 34 samples (male and female) in the driving simulator were recorded. In this study, three types of conversations (neutral, cognitive, and arousal) were used. Neutral conversation did not pursue specific purpose questions. Cognitive conversations were simple mathematical problem-solving questions and arousal conversations aimed at arousing participant emotions. Each conversation was used as a secondary task in a condition. The study had three conditions; in each condition the participant drove for 15 min. Each condition consisted of 5 min of driving (Background), 5 min of driving and conversation (dual tasks) and 5 min of driving after conversation to trace the effects of the conversation. Vehicle speed was 110 km/h in each of the three conditions using car-following scenario. The results showed that neutral conversations had no significant effects on physiological response. Though, arousal conversations had significant effects on physiological responsiveness and driving performance during conversations, where it was even more significant after disconnection. Therefore, the content of the conversation determines the amount of cognitive load imposed on the driver. Considering the persistence of cognitive effects caused by conversation, the risk of traffic accidents is still high even after disconnection. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-95156eb009594b058a7a809a5fec3d452023-06-28T04:30:00ZengElsevierHeliyon2405-84402023-06-0196e17501Persistent effects of mobile phone conversation while driving after disconnect: Physiological evidence and driving performanceMostafa Pouyakian0Mojtaba Zokaei1Mohsen Falahati2Ali Nahvi3Milad Abbasi4Department of Occupational Health and Safety Engineering, School of Public Health and Safety, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, IranSocial Determinants of Health Research Center, Saveh University of Medical Sciences, Saveh, IranSocial Determinants of Health Research Center, Saveh University of Medical Sciences, Saveh, IranDepartment of Mechanical Engineering K.N. Toosi University of Technology, Tehran, IranSocial Determinants of Health Research Center, Saveh University of Medical Sciences, Saveh, Iran; Corresponding author.Cognitive workload has been known as a key factor in traffic accidents, which can be highly increased by talking on the phone while driving. A wide range of studies around the world investigated the effects of mobile phone conversations on driving performance and traffic accidents. But less noticed is the durability of cognitive effects of mobile phone conversations. This study aimed to determine the effects of different types of mobile phone conversations on physiological response and driving performance during and after the conversation. Heart rate, heart rate variability (physiological response), Standard deviation of lane position (SDLP), and the relative distance between two cars (driving performance) of 34 samples (male and female) in the driving simulator were recorded. In this study, three types of conversations (neutral, cognitive, and arousal) were used. Neutral conversation did not pursue specific purpose questions. Cognitive conversations were simple mathematical problem-solving questions and arousal conversations aimed at arousing participant emotions. Each conversation was used as a secondary task in a condition. The study had three conditions; in each condition the participant drove for 15 min. Each condition consisted of 5 min of driving (Background), 5 min of driving and conversation (dual tasks) and 5 min of driving after conversation to trace the effects of the conversation. Vehicle speed was 110 km/h in each of the three conditions using car-following scenario. The results showed that neutral conversations had no significant effects on physiological response. Though, arousal conversations had significant effects on physiological responsiveness and driving performance during conversations, where it was even more significant after disconnection. Therefore, the content of the conversation determines the amount of cognitive load imposed on the driver. Considering the persistence of cognitive effects caused by conversation, the risk of traffic accidents is still high even after disconnection.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2405844023047096Mobile phoneHeart rate variabilityWorkloadCognitiveTraffic accidents |
| spellingShingle | Mostafa Pouyakian Mojtaba Zokaei Mohsen Falahati Ali Nahvi Milad Abbasi Persistent effects of mobile phone conversation while driving after disconnect: Physiological evidence and driving performance Heliyon Mobile phone Heart rate variability Workload Cognitive Traffic accidents |
| title | Persistent effects of mobile phone conversation while driving after disconnect: Physiological evidence and driving performance |
| title_full | Persistent effects of mobile phone conversation while driving after disconnect: Physiological evidence and driving performance |
| title_fullStr | Persistent effects of mobile phone conversation while driving after disconnect: Physiological evidence and driving performance |
| title_full_unstemmed | Persistent effects of mobile phone conversation while driving after disconnect: Physiological evidence and driving performance |
| title_short | Persistent effects of mobile phone conversation while driving after disconnect: Physiological evidence and driving performance |
| title_sort | persistent effects of mobile phone conversation while driving after disconnect physiological evidence and driving performance |
| topic | Mobile phone Heart rate variability Workload Cognitive Traffic accidents |
| url | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2405844023047096 |
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