Note: This study found no significant biological effects under its experimental conditions. We include all studies for scientific completeness.
Mobile phone use-Effects of handheld and handsfree phones on driving performance.
Tornros JE, Bolling AK. · 2005
View Original AbstractBoth handheld and hands-free phone use equally impair driving performance, showing that cognitive distraction remains dangerous regardless of phone type.
Plain English Summary
Researchers tested 48 drivers using mobile phones while navigating simulated driving courses to measure how phone use affects driving performance and mental workload. They found that both handheld and hands-free phone use significantly impaired drivers' ability to detect peripheral events and maintain proper vehicle control, indicating increased mental strain regardless of phone type. The study reveals that hands-free devices don't eliminate the cognitive distraction that makes phone use dangerous while driving.
Study Details
The study was concerned with effects of handsfree and handheld mobile phone dialling and conversation in simulated driving.
In the main experiment dealing with conversation, 48 participants drove a distance of about 70 km on...
Performance on a peripheral detection task (PDT) while driving was impaired by dialling and conversa...
In the dialling experiment, no difference between the two phone modes appeared.
Show BibTeX
@article{je_2005_mobile_phone_useeffects_of_3447,
author = {Tornros JE and Bolling AK.},
title = {Mobile phone use-Effects of handheld and handsfree phones on driving performance.},
year = {2005},
url = {https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0001457505000709},
}