# Smartphone Sensors in Motion: Advancing Traffic Safety with Mobile Technology
## 5 Conclusions  
This research validates the effectiveness of smartphones as alternative tools for measuring vehicle deceleration on dry and gravel surfaces when vehicles are traveling at high speeds. The demonstrated accuracy and reliability in these specific scenarios indicate that smartphones, particularly those in the mid-range price segment, can indeed replace more expensive models for certain types of vehicular testing, thus offering a cost-effective solution for traffic safety analysis. However, the performance of smartphones in low-speed and wet conditions reveals significant limitations. In these challenging conditions, the sensitivity of smartphone sensors--primarily accelerometers and gyroscopes--is insufficient to capture subtle yet critical deceleration values accurately. This discrepancy underscores the need for traditional high-precision devices when conducting comprehensive vehicular tests across a broader range of environmental conditions.  
Additionally, our findings highlight the importance of device orientation and mounting technique in the accuracy of data collection. Inaccurate mounting can introduce significant errors, which complicates the data interpretation process.  
In the future, it is crucial to enhance the precision of smartphone sensors in order to expand their applicability in traffic safety research. Furthermore, the establishment of standardized protocols for the use of smartphones in vehicular testing will be of great importance. These protocols should address mounting positions, environmental considerations, and calibration procedures in order to ensure consistency and reliability in results, thereby allowing smartphones to be more widely accepted as valid instruments in scientific studies.  
This research not only demonstrates the potential of integrating accessible technology into vehicular safety testing but also outlines a framework for future research aimed at optimizing these tools for more widespread scientific and practical applications.  
**Author Contributions:** Conceptualization, A.J. and J.O.; methodology, J.O., P.V. and A.J.; software, J.O. and P.V.; validation, A.J., J.O. and M.G.; formal analysis, M.G.; investigation, A.J. and J.O.; resources, P.V., J.C. and Z.S.; data curation, A.J.; writing--original draft preparation, A.J. and J.O.; writing--review and editing, M.G. and J.C.; visualization, Z.S.; supervision, A.J.; project administration, J.O.; funding acquisition, J.O. All authors have read and agreed to the published version of the manuscript.  
This research received no external funding.  
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The data presented in this research are available on request from the corresponding author.  
This research was supported by the Slovak Research and Development Agency under contract no. APVV-20-0626. This work was created within the project APVV-20-0626: Biofidelic human body surrogate to increase the objectivity within the forensic analysis of road traffic accidents, and by the project of the UNIZA grant system, University of Zilina, no. 20225/2023, \"Perspective use of the video analysis method during driving tests\".  
The authors declare no conflicts of interest.