Analysis of an Incentive-Based Smartphone App for Young Drivers
The proposed project timeline will allow analysis of data during several distinct phases of smartphone app use; these will include: 1) early adoption/use; 2) "school in session"; 3) summertime (i.e., school not in session); and 4) varying levels of incentives being in place (e.g., earning Teens in the Driver Seat (TDS) annual Cup Competition points for a team/school, TDS Cup points plus additional incentives (e.g., gift cards, drawings for larger prizes, etc.). Statistical analyses will be conducted to determine if variances within these (and other potential) conditions of app user understanding and/or incentives had significant impacts on the frequency of distracted driving. Cost share for some of the incentives is being provided by State Farm of Texas.
Language
- English
Project
- Status: Active
- Funding: $113080
-
Contract Numbers:
69A3551747115
-
Sponsor Organizations:
Office of the Assistant Secretary for Research and Technology
University Transportation Centers Program
Department of Transportation
Washington, DC United States 20590 -
Managing Organizations:
Safety through Disruption University Transportation Center
Virginia Tech Transportation Institute
Blacksburg, VA United States 24060 -
Project Managers:
Harwood, Leslie
-
Performing Organizations:
Texas A&M Transportation Institute
Texas A&M University System
3135 TAMU
College Station, TX United States 77843-3135 -
Principal Investigators:
Henk, Russell
- Start Date: 20170301
- Expected Completion Date: 20170831
- Actual Completion Date: 0
- USDOT Program: University Transportation Centers Program
Subject/Index Terms
- TRT Terms: Data analysis; Distraction; Driver performance; Incentives; Mobile applications; Smartphones; Statistical analysis; Teenage drivers; Time periods
- Subject Areas: Data and Information Technology; Highways; Safety and Human Factors;
Filing Info
- Accession Number: 01658908
- Record Type: Research project
- Source Agency: Safety through Disruption University Transportation Center
- Contract Numbers: 69A3551747115
- Files: UTC, RiP
- Created Date: Feb 2 2018 8:54PM