Mobile phone use while driving in a sample of Spanish university workers

Accident Analysis and Prevention

Volumn 39, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 347-355

  Gras, M Eugenia ^a   Cunill, Monica ^a   Sullman, Mark J M ^b   Planes, Montserrat ^a   Aymerich, Maria ^a   Font Mayolas, Silvia ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GIRONA   (Spain)

^b MASSEY UNIVERSITY   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Cellular phones; Crash involvement; Driver distraction; Mobile phones; SMS

Indexed keywords

ACCIDENT PREVENTION; BEHAVIORAL RESEARCH; EPIDEMIOLOGY; RISK ASSESSMENT;

CELLULAR PHONES; CRASH INVOLVEMENT; DRIVER DISTRACTION; MOBILE PHONES;

AUTOMOBILE DRIVERS;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CAR DRIVING; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; FEMALE; HIGH RISK BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; MALE; MOBILE PHONE; RISK ASSESSMENT; SPAIN; STATISTICS; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

ACCIDENTS, TRAFFIC; ADULT; AUTOMOBILE DRIVING; CELLULAR PHONE; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK-TAKING; SPAIN;

EID: 33845200864     PISSN: 00014575     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.aap.2006.08.006     Document Type: Article

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