Driver Distraction and Inattention Conference - 5-7 Sep 2011, Gothenburg

2nd International Conference on Driver Distraction and Inattention

September 5-7, 2011 at Lindholmen Science Park, Gothenburg, Sweden

It has been estimated that up to 80 percent of crashes and 65 percent of near-crashes involve inattention as a contributing factor, and that distraction is a factor in about a quarter of these. Distraction and inattention are therefore significant road safety problems, around the world.

The contribution of distraction as a factor in road trauma is likely to increase as more distractions, inside and outside the vehicle, compete for driver attention. As the role of distraction and inattention in crashes and near-misses has become clearer, countermeasure development has been intensified. Simultaneously, there has been an increased focus on the fundamental science of attention in modern neuroscience research.

This conference, which follows from the highly successful First International Conference on Driver Distraction and Inattention (held in Gothenburg in 2009; the papers from the first conference are available here), aims to be the premier scientific arena in this area, bringing together all stakeholders. All papers submitted for this conference are peer-reviewed by two experts in the field.

The conference is also linked to a special workshop titled "Investigating Driver Distraction and Inattention Using Naturalistic Driving Data", run by Virginia Tech Transportation Institute (VTTI) on September 8th.

To register, please click here

Download the Conference leaflet: .pdf (325.5 KB) 

To view the preliminary programme, please click here

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