Passenger vehicle driver cell phone use : results from the fall 2000 National Occupant Protection Use Survey

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• Creators:
  Utter, Dennis
• Corporate Contributors:
  United States. Department of Transportation. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
• Subject/TRT Terms:
  • Cellular telephones
  • Drivers
  • Tables (Data)
  • Estimating
  • Surveys
  • Passenger vehicles
  • Vans
  • Sport utility vehicles
  • Weekdays
  • Weekends
  More +
• Publication/ Report Number:
  DOT HS 809 293
• Resource Type:
  Research Paper
• Geographical Coverage:
  United States
• Corporate Publisher:
  United States. Department of Transportation. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
• Description:
  The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration's National Occupant Protection Use Survey (NOPUS) expanded its data collection protocols during October and November 2000 to obtain national estimates of driver cell phone use. The results of NOPUS field observations are reported in this Research Note. Nationally, overall hand-held cell phone use by drivers of passenger vehicles was estimated at 3%. The highest national use rates were observed for drivers of vans and sport utility vehicles. Cell phone use by drivers was higher on weekdays than on weekends. Overall cell phone use rates were slightly higher in suburban areas than in rural areas. Female drivers were observed using a cell phone more frequently than male drivers. Additional findings are reported, along with a description of the survey design and data collection procedures.
• Format:
  PDF
• Download URL:
  https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/4817/dot_4817_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 26.90 KB]
• Collection(s):
  US Transportation Collection
• Main Document Checksum:
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