Mobile phone use while driving: An investigation of the beliefs influencing drivers' hands-free and hand-held mobile phone use

Transportation Research Part F: Traffic Psychology and Behaviour

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 9-20

  White, Katherine M ^a   Hyde, Melissa K ^a   Walsh, Shari P ^a   Watson, Barry ^a  

^a QUEENSLAND UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Australia; Beliefs; Driving; Mobile phone; Psychology

Indexed keywords

AUTOMOBILE DRIVERS; CELLULAR TELEPHONES; MOBILE PHONES; TELEPHONE SETS;

AUSTRALIA; BELIEFS; CONTROL BELIEFS; CROSS-SECTIONAL SURVEYS; DRIVING; MOBILE PHONE USE; PERCEIVED BENEFITS; PSYCHOLOGY;

TEXT MESSAGING;

EID: 72149086931     PISSN: 13698478     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.trf.2009.09.004     Document Type: Article

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