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Technical Report UMTRI-2006-20 March, 2007 Visual, Auditory, Cognitive, and Psychomotor Demands of Real In-Vehicle Tasks SAfety VEhicles using adaptive Interface Technology (SAVE-IT Project) Task 3C: Performance Serge Yee, Lan Nguyen, Paul Green, Jessica Oberholtzer, and Baylee Miller Technical Report Documentation Page 1. Report No. UMTRI-2006-20 2. Government Accession No. 3. Recipient’s Catalog No. 4. Title and Subtitle Visual, Auditory, Cognitive, and Psychomotor Demands of Real In-Vehicle Tasks 5. Report Date March 2007 6. Performing Organization Code account 049178, 049183 7. Author(s) Serge Yee, Lan Nguyen, Paul Green, Jessica Oberholtzer, and Baylee Miller 8. Performing Organization Report No. UMTRI-2006-20 9. Performing Organization Name and Address The University of Michigan Transportation Research Institute (UMTRI) 2901 Baxter Rd, Ann Arbor, Michigan 48109-2150 USA 10. Work Unit no. (TRAIS) 11. Contract or Grant No. Contract DRDA 04-4274 12. Sponsoring Agency Name and Address Delphi Delco Electronic Systems One Corporate Center, M/C E110 Box 9005, Kokomo, IN 46904-9005 13. Type of Report and Period Covered Final 4/1/06 -3/30/07 14. Sponsoring Agency Code 15. Supplementary Notes SAVE-IT project 16. Abstract Two analysts rated the visual, auditory, cognitive, and psychomotor demands of 68 subtasks (e.g., prepare to eat/drink, converse on the cell phone) performed while driving. Ratings were relative to anchors from the U.S. Army IMPRINT modeling tool (0-to-7 scale). Video clips of those subtasks were sampled from the advanced collision avoidance system (ACAS) field operational test (FOT) database, a naturalistic study of driving previously performed by UMTRI. Key findings were: The most demanding tasks were dialing a phone, answering a phone, lighting a cigar or cigarette, dealing with pet and insect distractions, dealing with spilled drinks and food, typing with 2 thumbs, and drinking from a cup, in that orde