Analysis of an Incentive-Based Smartphone App for Young Drivers (TTI-01-01)

Project Description: The dataset contains trip data obtained from an incentive-based smartphone application (app) developed by the Texas A Transportation Institute as part of the peer-to-peer safe driving program, Teens in the Driver Seat®. The main objective of the research was to explore the nature and prevalence of phone-motion related distraction of young drivers, under real-world conditions. The data collection period was April to June 2018. Data Scope: The dataset contains 8111 trip level observations from 138 young drivers (under 25 years). The drivers can be identified by their unique (anonymized) numbers. The dataset includes the demographic characteristics of the drivers and trip-related information, such as the occurrence of phone motion-related distraction and harsh driving events. Data Specification: Please see Data_elements.xlsx