{"id":27709,"date":"2011-09-22T12:02:41","date_gmt":"2011-09-22T16:02:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/news\/?p=27709"},"modified":"2020-09-24T15:48:42","modified_gmt":"2020-09-24T19:48:42","slug":"distracted-driver-study-creates-cell-phone-buzz","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/news\/distracted-driver-study-creates-cell-phone-buzz\/","title":{"rendered":"Distracted Driver Study Creates Cell Phone Buzz"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Brevard County Sheriff\u2019s Office and Cocoa Police Department recently cooperated with UCF\u2019s Student Government Association to participate in \u201cPut Down <strong>U<\/strong>r <strong>C<\/strong>ell <strong>F<\/strong>one\u201d (UCF\u2013get it?) at the UCF Cocoa Campus.<\/p>\n<p>The half-day event included distracted <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/modeling-simulation\/\">driving simulations<\/a>, videos and a drive on the tractor trailer desktop simulator through construction and accident zones while texting. IST\u2019s study\u2014the work is being done by its Research in Advanced Performance Technology and Educational Readiness (<a title=\"Link to RAPTER group\" href=\"http:\/\/www.ist.ucf.edu\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">RAPTER<\/a>) group headed by Ronald Tarr\u2014focuses primarily on commercial vehicle drivers.<\/p>\n<p>FDoT awarded the contract based on the RAPTER group\u2019s use of driving simulators to simulate distracted driver scenarios in a safe environment and to quantify never-before-measured distraction levels.<\/p>\n<p>Representatives from AT&amp;T and the UCF Criminal Justice Program also attended.<\/p>\n<p>The Student Government Association at UCF\u2019s main Orlando campus also sponsors the \u201cPut Down Ur Cell Fone\u201d initiative. For more information about SGA&#8217;s Orlando Campus initiative see <a title=\"SGA distracted driving initiative story\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/news\/sga-put-down-your-cell-and-drive-safely\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">this related UCF Today story<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><em>IST is an internationally recognized research institute that focuses on advancing modeling and simulation technology and increasing understanding of simulation&#8217;s role in training and education. One of several research laboratories at the institute, RAPTER\u2019s goal is to enhance human performance through the use of appropriate technologies and strategies.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The Brevard County Sheriff\u2019s Office and Cocoa Police Department recently cooperated with UCF\u2019s Student Government Association to participate in \u201cPut Down Ur Cell Fone\u201d (UCF\u2013get it?) at the UCF Cocoa Campus. 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