United States. Department of Transportation. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (2022). Traffic Safety Facts: Driver Electronic Device Use in 2021 (Report No. DOT HS 813 357). United States. Department of Transportation. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/80038
United States. Department of Transportation. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. Traffic Safety Facts: Driver Electronic Device Use in 2021. Report no. DOT HS 813 357. United States. Department of Transportation. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, 2022. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/80038.
United States. Department of Transportation. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Traffic Safety Facts: Driver Electronic Device Use in 2021. United States. Department of Transportation. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, 2022, Report no. DOT HS 813 357, ROSA P. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/80038.
The percentage of passenger vehicle drivers talking on handheld phones decreased from 2.6 percent in 2020 to 2.5 percent in 2021 (Figure 1 and Table 1). The percentage of drivers speaking with visible headsets while driving remained unchanged from the previous year's level of 0.4 percent (Figure 1 and Table 2). Drivers' visible manipulation of handheld devices stood at 3.4 percent in 2021 (Figure 1 and Table 3). In 2021 data collected for drivers visibly manipulating handheld devices while traveling included manipulating infotainment systems.
United States. Department of Transportation. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (2022). Traffic Safety Facts: Driver Electronic Device Use in 2021 (Report No. DOT HS 813 357). United States. Department of Transportation. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/80038
United States. Department of Transportation. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. Traffic Safety Facts: Driver Electronic Device Use in 2021. Report no. DOT HS 813 357. United States. Department of Transportation. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, 2022. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/80038.
United States. Department of Transportation. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Traffic Safety Facts: Driver Electronic Device Use in 2021. United States. Department of Transportation. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, 2022, Report no. DOT HS 813 357, ROSA P. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/80038.
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