EXTERNAL-TO-VEHICLE DRIVER DISTRACTION
ANNEX TWO SEARCH METHODOLOGIES
Note: search methodologies became more 'specific' as the research moved from attentional research to the specific area of billboard driver distraction There were simply too many studies of 'attention' in psychology to reference them all in a research programme of this scale It is hoped that a representative sample of current research has been selected However, in terms of billboards, given the small amount of research, all available research has been collated
1: Search Engines Used
WWW: 'Google' Search Engine ( http://www google com)
Altavista ( http://www/altavista com )
Yahoo ( http://www yahoo co uk )
2: Databases Consulted
Analytical Abstracts
Arts and Humanities Citation Index
Biological and Medical Science
BIDS
Business and Industry
Cochrane Library
Embase
Emerald
Engineering Science Data Unit
IBSS
Journal Citation Reports: Science/Social Science
Medline
Omnifile
Psycinfo
Science Citation Index
Social Sciences
Social Sciences Citation Index
Sociological Abstracts
Westlaw
Zetoc
3: Search Phrases used on Web and above databases
'driver distraction'
'cognitive distraction'
'driver inattention'
'driver attention'
'attention and billboards'
'billboards'
4: People contacted: (and who provided names and/or further contacts unless otherwise stated)
Ian Anderson (ScottishGov)
John Anderson (Loughborough University)
Barkers Advertising (Scotland)
Peter Chapman (Nottingham University)
Dave Curry (Director, Human Factors Packer Engineering)
Gita Curnow (Australian Transport Safety Bureau)
Lisa Dorn (Cranfield University)
Catherine Duggan (Scottish Gov )
Rhona Flyn (Aberdeen University)
Linden Francis (Department of Statistics, Department of Transport, Roads)
Sarah Groombridge (TRL)
Joanne Harbluck (Transport Canada)
Andrew Howard (AA)
HSE
Michael Land (Sussex University)
Professor Frank McKenna (University of Reading)
Donna Mitchell (Communications Team, Advertising Standards Authority)
RAC (contacted but has not yet replied)
RoSPA
Steven Shorrock (DNV com)
Robert Snowden (Cardiff University)
Martine Stead, (Department of Social Marketing Strathclyde University)
Dr James Thompson (University of Strathclyde)
Upali Vandebona, (University of New South Wales)
Mark Young (Railway Safety)
NOTE: All contacts were via email
5: Organisations Joined
'Eurostat' (European Statistics)
'Vision in Vehicles' (on line discussion forum)