The development of countermeasures to address driver distraction is a field in
its infancy compared to other road safety issues, even in countries with a good
road safety record (5). This is in part related to the lack of data on the extent and
types of distraction and their role in crashes: governments must make policy
decisions based on sound scientific evidence and must know where to target
their resources. Prevention strategies that relate to driver distraction need to be The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
(NHTSA), an agency of the United States
Department of Transportation, has launched pilot
programmes in Connecticut and New York to test
whether increased law enforcement efforts can
help combat distracted driving.