Cell phone conversing while driving in New Zealand: Prevalence, risk perception and legislation

Accident Analysis and Prevention

Volumn 43, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 862-869

  Hallett, Charlene ^a   Lambert, Anthony ^a   Regan, Michael A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

^b Epidemiology Units   (France)

Author keywords

Cell phone; Driver distraction; Legislation; Mobile phone; Prevalence; Risk perception; Survey

Indexed keywords

CELL PHONE; DEMOGRAPHIC INFORMATION; DRIVER DISTRACTIONS; HANDS-FREE; LEGISLATION; NEW ZEALAND; PERCEIVED RISK; PREVALENCE; SURVEY DATA;

INTERNET; MOBILE PHONES; RISK ANALYSIS; SURVEYS; TELECOMMUNICATION EQUIPMENT; TELEPHONE; TELEPHONE SETS;

RISK PERCEPTION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; CAR DRIVING; CHILD; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; FEMALE; HIGH RISK BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; LEGAL ASPECT; MIDDLE AGED; MOBILE PHONE; NEW ZEALAND; SAFETY; STATISTICS; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

ACCIDENTS, TRAFFIC; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ATTITUDE; AUTOMOBILE DRIVING; CELLULAR PHONE; CHILD; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DATA COLLECTION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; NEW ZEALAND; RISK-TAKING; SAFETY; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79952453280     PISSN: 00014575     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.aap.2010.11.006     Document Type: Article

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