The aim of the research project was to provide an objective view on the development of road accidents that have been caused by driver distraction and offer a critical view of the available information regarding the accident rate data attributed to this cause.

Based on data collected in the period 1997-2002, in the accident reports from the DGT (Directorate-General of Traffic), which has been considered the distraction as a cause or factor, it has been conducted a series of analyses focused on the following aspects:
 

• Study of the quality of data in terms of consideration as a determining factor of distraction or influential in the accident rate,
• Annual, seasonal, regular and hourly, evolutionary pattern,
• Indicators relating to risk exposure,
• Differential characteristics of accidents depending on various environmental and spatial aspects of location, types of road and vehicle conditions, types of accidents and consequences
• Determination of typical profiles of the accidents by distractions.
   

Developed by METRAS Research Group, in collaboration with DATS Research Group.

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