Behavioural Adaptation to Mobile Phone Legislation: Could There Be Unintended Consequences of Partial Bans?

Rudin-Brown, Christine M.; Young, Kristie L.; Lenné, Michael G.

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Behavioural Adaptation to Mobile Phone Legislation: Could There Be Unintended Consequences of Partial Bans?

2009-09-01
By Rudin-Brown, Christine M. ; Young, Kristie L. ; Lenné, Michael G.

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Rudin-Brown, Christine M. ; Young, Kristie L. ; Lenné, Michael G.
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Monash University. Accident Research Centre
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Victoria. Dept. of Transport
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Proceedings
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United States
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01471635
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Monash University. Accident Research Centre
Abstract:

Behavioural adaptation refers to unintended changes in behaviour that follow a change to the road transport system. Legal restrictions on handheld mobile phone use may inadvertently encourage some drivers to use more easily concealed forms of electronic communication, such as text-messaging. An observational mobile phone use survey was conducted of vehicles stopped at intersections in the state of Victoria, Australia. The survey aimed to quantify Melbourne drivers’ use of hand-held and hands-free phones, as well as their engagement in a range of other non-driving activities that are associated with increased crash risk. Despite legislation prohibiting the use of handheld mobile phones while driving, a significant proportion of drivers (3.4%) were observed engaging in handheld mobile phone use, including text-messaging (1.5%). Conversely, only 1.4 percent of drivers were observed to be communicating via a legally allowed, hands free, device. While the observational survey was not designed to test the behavioural adaptation hypothesis, the results may suggest this possibility; however, further research is required before this can be established.
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