1 Driver distraction and road safety in Greece and internationally George Yannis 1 *, Eleonora Papadimitriou 2 , Panagiotis Papantoniou 3 , Chrisoula Voulgari 4 , 1 Associate Professor, tel. +30-210-7721326, e-mail: geyannis@central.ntua.gr 2 Ph.D.,Research Associate, tel. +30-210-7721380, e-mail: nopapadi@central.ntua.gr 3 Researcher, tel. +30-210-7721380, e-mail: ppapant@central.ntua.gr 4 Researcher, tel. +30-210-7721380, e-mail: xrysvoul@central.ntua.gr 1,2,3,4 National Technical University of Athens School of Civil Engineering Department of Transportation Planning and Engineering 5, Iroon Polytechniou str., GR-15773 Athens, Greece * Corresponding author: George Yannis, Associate Professor National Technical University of Athens, School of Civil Engineering, Department of Transportation Planning and Engineering, 5 Iroon Polytechniou str., GR-15773 Athens Phone: +30 210 7721326, Fax: +30 210 7721454 E-mail: geyannis@central.ntua.gr