Perceived risk vs actual driving performance during distracted driving: A comparative analysis of phone use and other secondary distractions

P Choudhary, A Gupta, NR Velaga - … research part F: traffic psychology and …, 2022 - Elsevier
The present study attempts to explore the association of drivers' risk perception towards
phone usage as well as other everyday distractions (operating a music player and eating …

Evaluating the impact of penalising the use of mobile phones while driving on road traffic fatalities, serious injuries and mobile phone use: a systematic review

B Olsson, H Pütz, F Reitzug… - Injury …, 2020 - injuryprevention.bmj.com
Background A vast literature has demonstrated that using mobile phones while driving
increases the risk of road traffic crashes. In response, policy-makers have introduced bans …

Effectiveness of road safety interventions: An evidence and gap map

R Goel, G Tiwari, M Varghese, K Bhalla… - Campbell systematic …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract Background Road Traffic injuries (RTI) are among the top ten leading causes of
death in the world resulting in 1.35 million deaths every year, about 93% of which occur in …

The association between strengthened cellphone laws and police-reported rear-end crash rates

IJ Reagan, JB Cicchino, ER Teoh, AE Cox - Journal of safety research, 2023 - Elsevier
Introduction: Prior evaluations of the connection between cellphone bans and crashes show
unclear results. California, Oregon, and Washington enacted legislation (effective in 2017) to …

The impact of Illinois' comprehensive handheld phone ban on talking on handheld and handsfree cellphones while driving

MH Benedetti, B Lu, N Kinnear, L Li, MK Delgado… - Journal of safety …, 2023 - Elsevier
Introduction: Distracted driving has been linked to multiple driving decrements and is
responsible for thousands of motor-vehicle fatalities annually. Most US states have enacted …

[HTML][HTML] Bans on cellphone use while driving and traffic fatalities in the United States

M Zhu, S Shen, DA Redelmeier, L Li, L Wei… - Epidemiology, 2021 - journals.lww.com
Background: As of January 2020, 18 of 50 US states comprehensively banned almost all
handheld cellphone use while driving, 3 states and the District of Columbia banned calling …

Talking on hands-free and handheld cellphones while driving in association with handheld phone bans

MH Benedetti, L Li, S Shen, N Kinnear… - Journal of safety …, 2022 - Elsevier
Introduction: Concurrent use of a cellphone while driving impairs driving abilities, and
studies of policy effectiveness in reducing distracted driving have yielded mixed results …

Investigating the factors behind cellphone-distracted crashes: Assessing injury severity among distracted drivers in states with and without cell phone bans

M Islam, N Shirani - Journal of Safety Research, 2025 - Elsevier
Introduction: Distracted driving, particularly due to cellphone usage, poses a serious threat
to road safety by diverting drivers' attention from the road to activities like calling, talking, and …

Risk assessment of distracted driving behavior based on visual stability coefficient

H Wang, X Ding, C Wang - Journal of Advanced Transportation, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Cell phone call operations during driving can lead to distraction and cause potential safety
hazards. In order to quantitatively characterize the influence of cell phone call mode on the …

A randomized controlled pilot trial of brief online mindfulness training in young drivers

DA Albert, MC Ouimet, TG Brown - Accident Analysis & Prevention, 2023 - Elsevier
Objective Driver distraction contributes to fatal and injury crashes in young drivers. Mind
wandering (MW) is a covert form of distraction involving task-unrelated thoughts. Brief online …