NHTSA Visual-Manual Driver Distraction Guidelines (2013)

Visual-Manual NHTSA Driver Distraction Guidelines for In-Vehicle Electronic Devices

Issuing bodyNHTSA
CommitteesUS DOT / National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA)
First issued2013
Latest revision2014
Statusactive
Categoryfederal
Topicseye_movements_scanning, in_vehicle_displays, visual, visual_manual
Referencehttps://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2013/04/26/2013-09883/visual-manual-nhtsa-driver-distraction-guidelines-for-in-vehicle-electronic-devices

Scope

Phase 1 non-binding, voluntary guidelines for original-equipment (OE) integrated in-vehicle electronic devices operated by the driver through visual-manual means. Lists secondary tasks that should be locked out while driving, recommends design limits on visual-manual demand, and specifies an eye-glance test method (eyes-off-road time / glance-based acceptance testing).

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