Mobile phone use—Effects of handheld and handsfree phones on driving performance

Dialling and driving: Factors influencing intentions to use a mobile phone while driving

“…Despite increasing evidence that mobile phone use while driving presents a risk to driver safety, many international (e.g., Törnros & Bolling, 2005) and Australian (e.g., Pennay, 2006) drivers engage in this behaviour (McCartt et al, 2006;Svenson & Patten, 2005;Wiesenthal & Singhal, 2005). A large scale self-report study in Australia found that 43% of mobile phone owners used their mobile phone while driving to answer calls, followed by making calls (24%), reading (16%), and sending (7%) text messages.…”

Drivers’ willingness to engage with their mobile phone: the influence of phone function and road demand

“…sending a text message compared to placing a call) may have an effect, both on driving performance and also a driver's willingness to engage with their phone. The main focus of research in this area has been around hands free and hand held calling ( [18], [15], [19] and [20]). However, there is a paucity of research regarding willingness to engage.…”

Observation of risky driving behavior as a result of using in-vehicle technology in the Czech Republic

“…People are also slowly braking while having conversation using cell phone (Lesch & Hancock, 2004). Decreased lateral position variance and decreased speed for cell phone users is reported also by Törnros and Bolling (2005). Rakauskas, Gugerty and Ward (2004) found that people using cell phone drive slower and with higher mental workload.…”