DD2020-01 Literature Review Appendices - What Is Known About Distracted Driving

Sep 18, 2026

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Appendix material consolidates what is known about distracted driving, with a structured set of terms, theories, and literature extraction tables. It organizes evidence across multiple categories, including technological distractions and driver support systems, multitasking studies, prevalence research, professional and fleet drivers, road advertising exposures, intrapersonal factors and self-regulation, behavioural and cognitive theories, and sociodemographic influences. Additional sections address perceptions, interventions, methodology, and new research directions such as mind wandering and systems/equipped ecosystem perspectives, supported by key organisations, researchers, and legal and safety documentation.

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CategoryResearch & Report

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Pages235

Reading Time9 h 52 min

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What is known about distracted driving?

Table of Appendices

Appendix A: Terms and theories

Appendix B: Literature extraction tables

Table B.1: Technological distractions– human machine interface (HMI)

Table B.2: Technological distractions– driver assist systems (DAS)

Table B.3: Multitasking general studies

Table B.4: Prevalence studies

Table B.5: Professional and fleet drivers

Table B.6: Road advertising or ‘billboards’

Table B.7: Intrapersonal factors and self-regulation

Table B.8: Behavioural/cognitive theories

Table B.9: Sociodemographic factors

Table B.10: Legislation and enforcement

Table B.11: Perceptions of driver distraction

Table B.12: Interventions

Table B.13: Methodology

Table B.14: New direction– mind wandering research

Table B.15: New direction– ‘systems’ and the Australian ‘ecosystem approach’

Appendix C: Key organisations and researchers

Appendix D: Information sheet and consent form

Appendix E: Interview questions

Appendix F: Australian legislation on distracted driving

Appendix G: Workplace health and safety legislation regarding a vehicle as a workplace

Appendix H: A reflection of education and awareness campaigns

Appendix I: Scoping review protocol

APPENDICES What is known about distracted driving? Dr Lyndel Bates, Marina Alexander, Margo Van Felius, John Seccombe, Emma Bures Attention: Australian Automobile Association Project reference number: DD2020-01 January 2021 Table of Appendices APPENDIX A: TERMS AND THEORIES................................................................................................................1 TABLE A.1: TABLE OF TERMS AND THEORIES................................................................................................................. 1 APPENDIX B: LITERATURE EXTRACTION TABLES...............................................................................................2 TABLE B.1: TECHNOLOGICAL DISTRACTIONS– HUMAN MACHINE INTERFACE (HMI) ........................................................... 2 TABLE B.2: TECHNOLOGICAL DISTRACTIONS– DRIVER ASSIST SYSTEMS (DAS) ................................................................. 14 TABLE B.3: MULTITASKING GENERAL STUDIES ............................................................................................................ 22 TABLE B.4: PREVALENCE STUDIES ............................................................................................................................ 61 TABLE B.5: PROFESSIONAL AND FLEET DRIVERS ........................................................................................................... 77 TABLE B.6: ROAD ADVERTISING OR ‘BILLBOARDS’........................................................................................................ 83 TABLE B.7: INTRAPERSONAL FACTORS AND SELF-REGULATION ....................................................................................... 92 TABLE B.8: BEHAVIOURAL/COGNITIVE THEORIES....................................................................................................... 101 TABLE B.9: SOCIODEMOGRAPHIC FACTORS .............................................................................................................. 111 TABLE B.10: LEGISLATION AND ENFORCEMENT ......................................................................................................... 129 TABLE B.11: PERCEPTIONS OF DRIVER DISTRACTION .................................................................................................. 136 TABLE B.12: INTERVENTIONS ................................................................................................................................ 140 TABLE B.13: METHODOLOGY................................................................................................................................ 158 TABLE B.14: NEW DIRECTION– MIND WANDERING RESEARCH..................................................................................... 165 TABLE B.15: NEW DIRECTION– ‘SYSTEMS’ AND THE AUSTRALIAN ‘ECOSYSTEM APPROACH’............................................... 169 APPENDIX C: KEY ORGANISATIONS AND RESEARCHERS ...............................................................................176 TABLE C.1: KEY ORGANISATIONS............................................................................................................................ 176 TABLE C.2: KEY RESEARCHERS ............................................................................................................................... 180 APPENDIX D: INFORMATION SHEET AND CONSENT FORM ..........................................................................183 APPENDIX E: INTERVIEW QUESTIONS ..........................................................................................................187 APPENDIX F: AUSTRALIAN LEGISLATION ON DISTRACTED DRIVING .............................................................188 TABLE F.1: TABLE OF AUSTRALIAN LEGISLATION........................................................................................................ 188 LIST F.2: SOURCES ...................................................

FAQs

What does the document’s appendix set out to cover about distracted driving?

It compiles what is known about distracted driving and organizes supporting material into structured appendices and tables of terms, theories, and extracted literature evidence.

Which research evidence categories are included in the literature extraction tables?

The tables cover technological distractions (including HMI and driver assist systems), multitasking and prevalence studies, professional and fleet drivers, road advertising exposure, intrapersonal factors and self-regulation, behavioural and cognitive theories, sociodemographic factors, legislation and enforcement, perceptions, interventions, and methodology.

How are Australian legal and workplace safety topics handled in the appendices?

Separate appendices list Australian legislation on distracted driving and workplace health and safety legislation related to treating a vehicle as a workplace, each accompanied by tables and source lists.

Sep 18, 2026

Uploaded by Mabel