Prevalence of texting while driving and other risky driving behaviors among young people in Ontario, Canada: Evidence from 2012 and 2014

Accident Analysis and Prevention

Volumn 84, Issue , 2015, Pages 144-152

  Tucker, Sean ^a   Pek, Simon ^b   Morrish, Jayne ^c   Ruf, Megan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF REGINA   (Canada)

^b SIMON FRASER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c Parachute Canada ^*  (Canada)

Author keywords

Prevalence; Risk taking; Teenagers; Texting while driving

Indexed keywords

AMPHIBIOUS VEHICLES; RISK MANAGEMENT;

ONTARIO , CANADA; PREVALENCE; PUBLIC CAMPAIGN; RISK TAKING; RISKY DRIVING; TEENAGERS; TEXTING WHILE DRIVINGS; YOUNG PEOPLES;

BEHAVIORAL RESEARCH;

ADOLESCENT; AGE; AGED; CAR DRIVING; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FEMALE; HIGH RISK BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; MALE; ONTARIO; PREVALENCE; SEX DIFFERENCE; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; TEXT MESSAGING; UTILIZATION; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; AUTOMOBILE DRIVING; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; ONTARIO; PREVALENCE; RISK-TAKING; SEX FACTORS; TEXT MESSAGING; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84940934427     PISSN: 00014575     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.aap.2015.07.011     Document Type: Article

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