ABSTRACT
This book has been underpinned by the development, application and validation of the Prioritise, Adapt, Resource, Regulate, Conflict (PARRC) model of driver distraction from in-vehicle technology (Parnell et al., 2016). The introduction of the PARRC model in Chapter 4 was the first attempt, within the literature, to develop a model of distraction that showed the influence of actors outside of the driver. The realisation of sociotechnical factors in driver distraction is a major contribution of this book. The initial PARRC model was founded within the literature using a grounded theory methodology (Chapter 4). Across the subsequent chapters of the book, different methodologies have been applied to the study of driver distraction to capture the behaviour in the context of the wider sociotechnical system. This has led to the modification of the original PARRC model and further insights that the model has generated.
