title: SPIDER: A Framework for Understanding Driver Distraction.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  The objective was to identify key cognitive processes that are impaired when drivers divert attention from driving.
  
  
  BACKGROUND
  Driver distraction is increasingly recognized as a significant source of injuries and fatalities on the roadway.
  
  
  RESULTS
  A "SPIDER" model is developed that identifies key cognitive processes that are impaired when drivers divert attention from driving. SPIDER is an acronym standing for scanning, predicting, identifying, decision making, and executing a response.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  When drivers engage in secondary activities unrelated to the task of driving, SPIDER-related processes are impaired, situation awareness is degraded, and the ability to safely operate a motor vehicle may be compromised.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The pattern of interference helps to illuminate the sources of driver distraction and may help guide the integration of new technology into the automobile.
authors.affiliation: University of Utah, Salt Lake City david.strayer@utah.edu.
authors.forename: David L
authors.initials: DL
authors.lastname: Strayer
authors.affiliation: University of Massachusetts, Amherst.
authors.forename: Donald L
authors.initials: DL
authors.lastname: Fisher
mesh_terms: D001288:Attention / Q000502:physiology*; D001334:Automobile Driving; D001364:Awareness / Q000502:physiology*; D003657:Decision Making / Q000502:physiology*; D006801:Humans; D018986:Motor Vehicles; D012449:Safety
keywords: attention; driver distraction; multitasking; self-regulation; situation awareness