#TEXTING AND DRIVING SIMULATOR GAMES DRIVERS#

One group was randomly assigned to text with the experimenter (experimental group) while the other group was not (control). Methods: Thirty-five college students participated in a video game driving simulation on the X-box 360 gaming console. An overall negative view of texting and driving was expected, and participants in the texting condition were predicted to have a significantly stronger negative perception of texting and driving. The use of text messaging while driving was predicted to greatly increase the number of simulated driving infractions.

Objective: The current study was designed to examine the effect that text messaging has on simulated driving performance, as well as the perceptions that university students have regarding texting and distracted driving.

#TEXTING AND DRIVING SIMULATOR GAMES DRIVERS#

Despite national campaigns to encourage drivers to wait to text when not driving, and laws making texting and driving illegal, the majority of college students still report texting while driving. Box 261954, Conway, South Carolina, 29528-6054, E-mail: edu, Received: JAccepted: AugPublished: September 07, 2015īackground: Distracted driving due to texting accounts for thousands of preventable vehicle related deaths each year. Pettijohn II, Department of Psychology, Coastal Carolina University, P.O. Pettijohn II ABSTRACTĭepartment of Psychology, Coastal Carolina University, Conway, South Carolina, USA Address for correspondence: Terry F.

Texting and driving: Perceptions and video game simulation among college students Matthew D.

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