Óscar Oviedo-Trespalacios|Mark King|Linda Ng Boyle|Simon Washington
Risk factors of mobile phone use while driving in Queensland: Prevalence, attitudes, crash risk perception, and task-management strategies
Queensland University of Technology|Queensland University of Technology|Queensland University of Technology|University of Queensland
distracted driving one significant human factor issues transport safety mobile phone interactions driving may involve multitude cognitive physical resources result inferior driving performance reduced safety margins current study investigates characteristics usage risk factors compensatory strategies use characteristics highfrequency offenders mobile phone use driving series questions administered drivers queensland australia using online questionnaire total 484 drivers 349 males 498 aged 1725 participated anonymously least one every two motorists surveyed reported engaging distracted driving drivers unable acknowledge increased crash risk associated answering locating ringing phone contrast tasks textingbrowsing attitudes towards mobile phone usage favourable talking texting browsing lowering driving speed increasing distance vehicle front popular taskmanagement strategies talking textingbrowsing driving hand keeping mobile phone low eg drivers lap passenger seat favourite strategy used drivers avoid police fines talking textingbrowsing logistic regression models fitted understand differences risk factors engaging mobile phone conversations browsingtexting driving tasks exposure driving driving experience driving history offences crashes attitudes significant predictors future mobile phone prevention efforts would benefit development safe attitudes increasing risk literacy enforcement mobile phone distraction reengineered use taskmanagement strategies evade police enforcement seems dilute effect prevention behaviour countermeasures suggestions proposed design public education campaigns drivermobile phone interaction