The prevalence of cell phone use while driving in a Canadian province

Nurullah, Abu Sadat; Thomas, Jasmine; Vakilian, Fatemeh

doi:10.1016/j.trf.2013.03.006

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“…The young people in the study reported that social media helped them connect with peers, regardless of their physical location or the time of day. These results suggest that it may be the opportunity to experience connectednessstaying in touch -that fulfils adolescents' need to belong (Baumeister & Leary, 1995;Nurullah, 2009). Within Davis's (2012) results, it was apparent that the social networking elements of adolescent socialisation were particularly important in affording opportunities for young people to broaden their friendship groups.…”

Section: Positive Influences Of Social Media On Sense Of Belongingmentioning

confidence: 79%

Social Media Use and Social Connectedness in Adolescents: The Positives and the Potential Pitfalls

Allen

Ryan

Gray

et al. 2014

The Australian Educational and Developmental Psychologist

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As social media use is rising among adolescents, the issue of whether this use leads to positive or negative outcomes warrants greater understanding. This article critically reviews the literature related to this important topic. Specifically, we examine how social media use affects social connectedness in terms of three elements of adolescent development: sense of belonging, psychosocial wellbeing, and identity development and processes. Mixed findings are reported regarding the role that social media plays in fostering social connectedness, which suggests that young people may experience both positive and negative psychological outcomes. As a result, this article argues that online tools create a paradox for social connectedness. On one hand, they elevate the ease in which individuals may form and create online groups and communities, but on the other, they can create a source of alienation and ostracism. This article contributes to ongoing discourse in the area of educational and developmental psychology, and has implications for researchers and practitioners working with adolescents.

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Section: Positive Influences Of Social Media On Sense Of Belongingmentioning

confidence: 79%

Social Media Use and Social Connectedness in Adolescents: The Positives and the Potential Pitfalls

Allen

Ryan

Gray

et al. 2014

The Australian Educational and Developmental Psychologist

332

190

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“…Despite legislative efforts, phone usage in the vehicle remains high (Nurullah, Thomas, and Vakilian 2013). Evidence on the effects of laws limiting drivers’ phone use is mixed, so it is unclear whether the laws are achieving their intended purpose of reducing crashes (McCartt, Kidd, and Teoh 2014).…”

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confidence: 99%

Multi-modal demands of a smartphone used to place calls and enter addresses during highway driving relative to two embedded systems

2016

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There is limited research on trade-offs in demand between manual and voice interfaces of embedded and portable technologies. Mehler et al. identified differences in driving performance, visual engagement and workload between two contrasting embedded vehicle system designs (Chevrolet MyLink and Volvo Sensus). The current study extends this work by comparing these embedded systems with a smartphone (Samsung Galaxy S4). None of the voice interfaces eliminated visual demand. Relative to placing calls manually, both embedded voice interfaces resulted in less eyes-off-road time than the smartphone. Errors were most frequent when calling contacts using the smartphone. The smartphone and MyLink allowed addresses to be entered using compound voice commands resulting in shorter eyes-off-road time compared with the menu-based Sensus but with many more errors. Driving performance and physiological measures indicated increased demand when performing secondary tasks relative to ‘just driving’, but were not significantly different between the smartphone and embedded systems. Practitioner Summary: The findings show that embedded system and portable device voice interfaces place fewer visual demands on the driver than manual interfaces, but they also underscore how differences in system designs can significantly affect not only the demands placed on drivers, but also the successful completion of tasks.

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“…Moreover, there is popular perception that hands-free cellphone use while driving is substantially safer than handheld cellphone use while driving: A 2011 survey of residents of Alberta, Canada, found that 68.4% agreed either somewhat or strongly that hands-free devices are safer to use while driving than handheld devices (Nurullah et al, 2013). This is primarily because it is much more difficult for authorities to observe hands-free device use while driving, and thus enforcement would be challenging.…”

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Effects of a Driver Cellphone Ban on Overall, Handheld, and Hands-Free Cellphone Use While Driving: New Evidence from Canada

Carpenter

Nguyen

2014

Health Econ.

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We provide new evidence on the effects of increasingly common driver cellphone bans on self-reported overall, handheld, and hands-free cellphone use while driving by studying Ontario, Canada, which instituted a 3-month education campaign in November 2009 followed by a binding driver cellphone ban in February 2010. Using residents of Alberta as a control group in a difference-in-differences framework, we find visual and regression-based evidence that Ontario's cellphone ban significantly reduced overall and handheld cellphone use. We also find that the policies significantly increased hands-free cellphone use. The reductions in overall and handheld use are driven exclusively by women, whereas the increases in hands-free use are much larger for men. Our results provide the first direct evidence that cellphone bans have the unintended effect of inducing substitution to hands-free devices.

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The prevalence of cell phone use while driving in a Canadian province

Cited by 46 publications

References 38 publications

Social Media Use and Social Connectedness in Adolescents: The Positives and the Potential Pitfalls

Social Media Use and Social Connectedness in Adolescents: The Positives and the Potential Pitfalls

Multi-modal demands of a smartphone used to place calls and enter addresses during highway driving relative to two embedded systems

Effects of a Driver Cellphone Ban on Overall, Handheld, and Hands-Free Cellphone Use While Driving: New Evidence from Canada

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