Therefore, it was not surprising that most people usually had at least one cell phone and that these phones tend to be accessible while driving on the road. The objective of this paper was to determine behavior of cell phone use while driving in relation to car accidents. Data from a ...
While numerous cell phone use while driving laws have been passed among states, little information exists regarding who gets cited for these traffic infractions and how much these laws are enforced at the state-level within the USA. Cross-sectional, descriptive study. 14 states and the District ...
Users generally perceived talking on cell phones while driving to be less distracting and less of a safety concern than did non-users. They were also less likely to support legislation that would prohibit anything other than use of a hand-held phone, and less likely to support stricter ...
Cell phone use while driving has been linked to increased crash and near-crash risk. Despite bans on handheldcell phone usewhile driving in many states, crash reduction results are inconsistent. One explanation may be that those who use cell phones while driving are more likely to engage in ot...
Cell phone use can distract drivers from this task, risking harm to themselves and others. Therefore, the safest course of action is to refrain from using a cell phone while driving." An excerpt from the National Safety Council Distracted Driving policy states: "When driving on personal time ...
time during the daytime, there were 800,000 individuals text messaging or making phone calls with hand-held cell phones. That same year, 6,000 people died in automobile accidents related to cell phone use. These statistics show that cell phone use in a vehicle can put one's life in ...
(2) reporting on recent legislative activity regarding the use of cell phones while driving; (3) analyzing data from an observational study of "who, what, when and how many" of cell phone use while driving in North Carolina; (4) pilot testing the use of a supplemental data form by the...
In the present experiment we investigated the percentage of drivers who use cell phones while driving in a small city in central New York. We expected that the rates of cell phone use would be comparable to national levels, and that the percentage of cell phone use would be higher as the ...
Many people think it is safe to use a cell phone while they are driving.Yet Scores of studies suggest that real multitaskers-those who can carry out multiple (多个的) tasks equally well,make up just 2 percent of the population.More surprisingly,the so-called"supertaskers"actually have ...
Cell Phone Use/Texting While Driving Handbook Statement: WyomingAs set forth in the National Handbook, the Company prohibits employees from using cellular phones for business reasons while driving or for any reason while driving for work-related purposes or while driving a company-owned vehicle. ...