Mobile phone use while driving: Underestimation of a global threat

Ige, Janet; Banstola, Amrit; Pilkington, Paul

doi:10.1016/j.jth.2015.11.003

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“…The growing number of motorised vehicles along with higher vehicle speeds, poor quality roads that lack pedestrian walkways, non-compliance of traffic rules and lack of road safety awareness among road users have been suggested as possible explanations for increasing road traffic deaths 7. As noted by recent studies, distracted driving such as using mobile phones while driving39 and driving under the influence of drugs and alcohol40 may play an important role in the risk of transport injury, and one recent study on the effect of breathalyser checks found a decreased rate of road traffic crashes and case fatalities in Katmandu 41. According to the Department of Transport Management, there were a total of 2 783 428 registered motorised vehicles (cumulative until 2016–2017)42 and 2 297 141 registered licence holders (cumulative until 2016–2017 as calculated by the authors of this study).…”

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Burden of injuries in Nepal, 1990–2017: findings from the Global Burden of Disease Study 2017

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BackgroundNepal is a low-income country undergoing rapid political, economic and social development. To date, there has been little evidence published on the burden of injuries during this period of transition.MethodsThe Global Burden of Disease Study (GBD) is a comprehensive measurement of population health outcomes in terms of morbidity and mortality. We analysed the GBD 2017 estimates for deaths, years of life lost, years lived with disability, incidence and disability-adjusted life years (DALYs) from injuries to ascertain the burden of injuries in Nepal from 1990 to 2017.ResultsThere were 16 831 (95% uncertainty interval 13 323 to 20 579) deaths caused by injuries (9.21% of all-cause deaths (7.45% to 11.25%)) in 2017 while the proportion of deaths from injuries was 6.31% in 1990. Overall, the injury-specific age-standardised mortality rate declined from 88.91 (71.54 to 105.31) per 100 000 in 1990 to 70.25 (56.75 to 85.11) per 100 000 in 2017. In 2017, 4.11% (2.47% to 6.10%) of all deaths in Nepal were attributed to transport injuries, 3.54% (2.86% to 4.08%) were attributed to unintentional injuries and 1.55% (1.16% to 1.85%) were attributed to self-harm and interpersonal violence. From 1990 to 2017, road injuries, falls and self-harm all rose in rank for all causes of death.ConclusionsThe increase in injury-related deaths and DALYs in Nepal between 1990 and 2017 indicates the need for further research and prevention interventions. Injuries remain an important public health burden in Nepal with the magnitude and trend of burden varying over time by cause-specific, sex and age group. Findings from this study may be used by the federal, provincial and local governments in Nepal to prioritise injury prevention as a public health agenda and as evidence for country-specific interventions.

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“…Mobile phone use while driving (MPUWD) is a pressing and prevalent safety concern around the world (WHO, 2011). Mobile phones are considered to be a severe form of distraction as it can deplete the driver's visual, physical and cognitive resources (Ige, Banstola, & Pilkington, 2016).…”

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Who uses a mobile phone while driving for food delivery? The role of personality, risk perception, and driving self-efficacy

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“…Adolescents appear to be particularly vulnerable to distraction-related crashes and growing research suggests that cell phone use while driving--which increases a driver's crash risk four-fold--is only becoming more prevalent [1,2]. With mounting public concern, texting while driving (TWD) has been targeted as a public health risk, yet educational campaigns and prohibitive legislation have had minimal success [3].…”

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Cell Phone Use While Driving: A Pattern of Risk in Young Novice Drivers

Walshe¹

2018

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Texting while driving is becoming more prevalent among young novice drivers, and has been specifically targeted as a risk factor for teen motor vehicle crashes. However, educational campaigns and prohibitive legislation for texting while driving have had minimal success. This may be because drivers who text while driving also take other risks that contribute to crashes (e.g. ignore speed limits). To assess this possibility in a community sample of young drivers, we used a modified version of the commonly used Driving Behavior Questionnaire (DBQ), and included two items to identify cell phone use while driving (calling and texting). Cell phone use correlated with prior citations and crashes, and loaded highly with other intentional violations (showing good construct validity) in an exploratory factor analysis. This suggests a pattern of risky driving behavior, of which texting is only one manifestation. Future research should examine the unique contribution of cell phone use as a risk for crashes in young drivers.

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Mobile phone use while driving: Underestimation of a global threat

Cited by 23 publications

References 26 publications

Burden of injuries in Nepal, 1990–2017: findings from the Global Burden of Disease Study 2017

Burden of injuries in Nepal, 1990–2017: findings from the Global Burden of Disease Study 2017

Who uses a mobile phone while driving for food delivery? The role of personality, risk perception, and driving self-efficacy

Cell Phone Use While Driving: A Pattern of Risk in Young Novice Drivers

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