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Investigating Problem of Distracted Drivers on Louisiana Roadways

项目名称：	Investigating Problem of Distracted Drivers on Louisiana Roadways
摘要：	While the ongoing developments of autonomous vehicles show a great promise to reduce fatalities and injuries, the full implementation will take years to become a reality. Effective crash countermeasures can provide a quick payoff in crash reductions. Distracted driving is ranked as one of the most serious problems faced by departments of transportation (DOTs) and law enforcement agencies today. The need to address this issue and implement effective countermeasures is urgent for roadway safety improvement. This proposal aims to investigate the scale of the problem in Louisiana, analyze characteristics of distracted drivers and how their behaviors affect roadway safety. To do that, the research team will collect the data including possibly distractive driving frequencies, type of distractive driving behavior, traffic citation data and crash data. These research outcomes should provide recommendations to combat distracted driving thereby potentially reducing fatalities and serious injuries caused by such unforgiving and yet common types of driving behavior admitted by many drivers.
状态：	Completed
资金：	94000
资助组织：	Office of the Assistant Secretary for Research and Technology
管理组织：	Transportation Consortium of South-Central States
项目负责人：	Hassan, Marwa M
执行机构：	University of Louisiana at Lafayette
主要研究人员：	Sun, Xiaoduan
开始时间：	20170508
预计完成日期：	20181108
实际结束时间：	20181108