Distracted driving in commercial vehicles and buses : research and analyses / Bradley E. Weaver, editor.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Weaver, Bradley E.

Series:

Safety and risk in society series.

Safety and Risk in Society

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Distracted driving--United States--Prevention.

Distracted driving.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (301 p.)

Place of Publication:

New York : Nova Publishers, 2014.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Promoting safe operation of commercial motor vehicles (CMVs) and reducing the number and severity of crashes on U.S. roadways is critical to the mission of the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA). Research on distracted driving has increased over the past several years, due, in part, to the increasing number of reported crashes involving cellular telephone (cell phone) use while driving, recent literature reviews that highlighted some key findings and a study that described the magnitude of the problem in light (passenger) vehicles. There is a knowledge gap regarding the operat

Contents:

""DISTRACTED DRIVING IN COMMERCIAL VEHICLES AND BUSES RESEARCH AND ANALYSES""; ""DISTRACTED DRIVING IN COMMERCIAL VEHICLES AND BUSES RESEARCH AND ANALYSES""; ""Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data""; ""CONTENTS""; ""PREFACE""; ""Chapter 1 DRIVER DISTRACTION IN COMMERCIAL VEHICLE OPERATIONS*""; ""ABSTRACT""; ""LIST OF ACRONYMS""; ""EXECUTIVE SUMMARY""; ""1. INTRODUCTION""; ""2. REVIEW OF THE LITERATURE""; ""3. OVERVIEW OF DDWS FOT AND NTDS""; ""4. DATA REDUCTION""; ""5. DATA ANALYSIS AND RESULTS""; ""6. SUMMARY AND CONCLUSION""; ""ACKNOWLEDGMENTS""; ""REFERENCES""

""ANNOTATED BIBLIOGRAPHY""""Chapter 2 DISTRACTION IN COMMERCIAL TRUCKS AND BUSES: ASSESSING PREVALENCE AND RISK IN CONJUNCTION WITH CRASHES AND NEAR-CRASHES""; ""ABSTRACT""; ""FOREWORD""; ""LIST OF ACRONYMS""; ""EXECUTIVE SUMMARY""; ""1. BACKGROUND AND SIGNIFICANCE""; ""2.METHODS""; ""3. RESULTS""; ""4. DISCUSSION""; ""REFERENCES""; ""INDEX""

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references at the end of each chapters and index.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (ebrary, viewed January 21, 2014).

ISBN:

1-62948-699-X

OCLC:

918624272