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Effects of context-sensitive distraction warnings on drivers’ smartphone use and acceptance : A long-term naturalistic field study (2024)

Kujala, T., Grahn, H., Mäkelä, J., Silvennoinen, J., & Tokkonen, T. (2024). Effects of context-sensitive distraction warnings on drivers’ smartphone use and acceptance : A long-term naturalistic field study. International Journal of Human-Computer Studies, 186, Article 103247. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijhcs.2024.103247

JYU-tekijät tai -toimittajat

Kujala, Tuomo
Grahn, Hilkka
Silvennoinen, Johanna

Julkaisun tiedot

Julkaisun kaikki tekijät tai toimittajat: Kujala, Tuomo; Grahn, Hilkka; Mäkelä, Jakke; Silvennoinen, Johanna; Tokkonen, Timo

Lehti tai sarja: International Journal of Human-Computer Studies

ISSN: 1071-5819

eISSN: 1095-9300

Julkaisuvuosi: 2024

Ilmestymispäivä: 20.02.2024

Volyymi: 186

Artikkelinumero: 103247

Kustantaja: Elsevier

Julkaisumaa: Britannia

Julkaisun kieli: englanti

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijhcs.2024.103247

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Julkaisu on rinnakkaistallennettu (JYX): https://jyx.jyu.fi/handle/123456789/94569

Tiivistelmä

Driver distraction by smartphone use is a major contributor in traffic accidents. Context-sensitive driver (in)attention monitoring and warning systems might mitigate the associated risks. However, few naturalistic studies are yet available on the effects of such systems. In this paper, utility of context-sensitivity in inattention monitoring was studied by a smartphone-based context-sensitive distraction warning system. The warnings were based on driver's phone use and the attentional demands of the upcoming traffic environment. The system's effects on 26 heavy smartphone users’ phone usage and acceptance were analyzed after a within-subject naturalistic study with 12 weeks of control (warnings off) and 12 weeks of interventions (warnings on). The system decreased odds that the drivers would touch their smartphones in reminder areas that were defined a priori as high demanding for attention. Against expectations, the system had no effect in urban road environments. The drivers reported that they had paid more attention to traffic because of the system and that the warnings were acceptable and useful, even if annoying. Similar systems’ safety effects should be further studied. No eye-tracking or driving performance measures were collected and thereby it is questionable if there was a true positive effect on participants’ attention. However, the findings suggest that (in)attention warning systems might benefit from adaptation of the warnings to the upcoming driving demands. The findings can be utilized for the development of proactive and context-sensitive (in)attention monitoring and distraction mitigation systems.

YSO-asiasanat: autoilijat; älypuhelimet; tarkkaavaisuus; monitorointi; varoituslaitteet; hyväksyminen (psykologia); kenttätutkimus