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Driver hand-held mobile phone use and safety belt use

2003; Elsevier BV; Volume: 35; Issue: 6 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1016/s0001-4575(02)00096-9

1879-2057

David W. Eby, Jonathon M. Vivoda,

Safety Warnings and Signage

The purposes of the study were to identify hand-held mobile phone use trends for Michigan and to compare safety belt use between users and nonusers. Mobile phone and safety belt use was investigated by a direct observation survey of drivers at intersections in Michigan. Data were weighted to calculate mobile phone use and safety belt use rates statewide. The study showed 2.7% of Michigan drivers were using a mobile phone at any given daylight time. Safety belt use of current mobile phone users was significantly lower than those not using mobile phones.