Abstract Purposeof Review Epidemiologic research on the health effects of social policies is
growing rapidly because of the potentially large impact of these policies on population …

Social policies have great potential to improve population health and reduce health
disparities. Increasingly, those doing empirical research have sought to quantify the health …

In this chapter, the reader is introduced to the topic of driver distraction: its definition and
mechanisms; its impact on driving performance and safety; approaches to preventing it; …

Considering the number of people who have been involved in crashes associated with
driver distractions, it is important to understand the characteristics of distracted driving on …

Extensive empirical health research leverages variation in the timing and location of policy
changes as quasi-experiments. Multiple social policies may be adopted simultaneously in …

Introduction: Prior evaluations of the connection between cellphone bans and crashes show
unclear results. California, Oregon, and Washington enacted legislation (effective in 2017) to …

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 …

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 …

Though there are multiple reasons for road mishaps, the use of cell phones during driving is
revealed to be the most alarming. Mobile phone-use while driving, regardless of whether …

Objective The aim of this study is to evaluate undergraduate college students' attitude
changes toward distracted driving after participating in a multifaceted distracted driving …