Cell phone use while driving in North Carolina

Details

• Creators:
  Reinfurt, Donald W. ; Huang, Herman ; Feaganes, John R. ; Hunter, William W.
• Corporate Contributors:
  North Carolina. Governor's Highway Safety Program
• Subject/TRT Terms:
  • Cellular telephones
  • Distraction
  • Crash analysis
  • Crash rates
  • Accident prone drivers
  • Driving
  • Traffic crashes
  • Human factors
  • Research reports
  • North Carolina
• Resource Type:
  Research Paper
• Geographical Coverage:
  North Carolina
• Corporate Publisher:
  United States. Department of Transportation. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
• Abstract:
  This study explored several dimensions of the growing trend of talking on a cell phone while driving. It did so by (1) reviewing the recent research epidemiological studies; case analyses of cell phone-related crashes; and driver performance studies; (2) reporting on recent legislative activity regarding the use of cell phones while driving; (3) analyzing data from an observational study of the "who, what, when, where and how many" of cell phone use while driving in North Carolina; (4) pilot-testing the use of a supplemental data form by the N.C. Highway Patrol to report additional information on crashes where a cell phone was involved; and (5) analyzing police narratives for crashes where the use of a cell phone by the driver was indicated by the investigating officer.
• Format:
  PDF
• Funding:
  TR-01-09-07
• Download URL:
  https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/4895/dot_4895_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 1009.47 KB]
• Collection(s):
  US Transportation Collection
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha256:27d8c9781e018e188c73b7b1fb07ecc238bc30179f12b7f794e380938d071025