The effect of operating telematics devices in a vehicle on driver’s behavior
Yong-Kyun Sihn, Jun-Beom Ryu · 한국자동차공학회 Symposium · 2008
With the dramatic development of IT technology and the start of DMB service, the installation of DMB equipment in a vehicle for watching TV programs and literal or pictorial traffic information is increasing. Watching DMB while driving the vehicle could cause visual and cognitive distraction to drivers as much as eating food, operating the radio and using a mobile phone. However, there is not much empirical research on this topic and a few research examined the effect of watching DMB on driving behaviors in Korea. So, the present study examined the effect of watching DMB on driving behaviors with a car simulator experiment. We used a within subject design in the present study. That is, all subjects drove the vehicle both in the watching DMB condition and the non-watching DMB condition. The results indicate that subjects in the watching DMB condition took longer time to arrive at the destination and operated the accelerator and brake more abruptly than subjects in the non-watching DMB condition. Their overall driving stability was lower than non-watching subjects’. Finally, we discussed the limitations and the implications of the present study.