• Journal of public health · Mar 2005

    Mobile phones and driving.

    • Sandeep Johal, Fiona Napier, Jenny Britt-Compton, and Tim Marshall.
    • Department of Public Health and Epidemiology, University of Birmingham, Birmingham B15 2TT, UK.
    • J Public Health (Oxf). 2005 Mar 1;27(1):112-3.

    AbstractPrior to the introduction of legislation in the United Kingdom, observational road-side studies showed that approximately 2 per cent of drivers use a mobile phone while driving. We studied the change in the usage rate of hand-held mobile phones from 10 weeks before to 10 weeks after the legislation came into force in December 2003. Across three different sites during the evening rush-hour, the usage rate changed from 1.85 to 0.97 per cent, a reduction of almost half. This change is attributed to the legislation. The effect of the legislation on accident and injury rates is unknown.

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