Driving Simulator Evaluation of Driver Performance during Hands -Free Cell Phone Operation in a Work Zone: Driving without a Clue.

Muttart, Fisher, Knodler, Pollatsek 1Driving Simulator Evaluation of Driver Performance during Hands -Free Cell Phone Operation in a Work Zone: Driving without a Clue.By:Jeffrey W. MuttartDepartment of Mechanical & Industrial EngineeringUniversity of MassachusettsAmherst, MA 01003Telep hone: 413 -545 -3393Fax: 413 -545 -1027Email: jmuttart@engin.umass.eduDonald L. FisherProfessorDepartment of Mechanical & Industrial EngineeringUniversity of MassachusettsAmherst, MA 01003Telephone: 413 -545 -1657Fax: 413 -545 -1027Email: fisher@ecs.umass.eduMike Knodler, Ph.D., Assistant ProfessorDepartment of Civil and Environmental EngineeringUniversity of Massachusetts at AmherstAmherst, MA 01003Teleph one: 413 -545 -1657Fax: 413 -545 -1027Email: mknodler@ecs.umass.eduAlexander PollatsekResearch Professor Department of PsychologyUniversity of MassachusettsAmherst, MA 01003Telephone: 413 -545 -2650Fax: 4 13 -545 -1027Email pollatsek @psych.umass.eduSubmitted for Transportation Research Board Annual MeetingsLength of Paper: 6157 words, 5 figures @ 250 words each, 7407 equivalent words. Length of Abstract: 24 2 words