TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2005//
TI  - Mobile phones and driving
JO  - Journal of public health (Oxford)
A1  - Johal, Sandeep
A1  - Napier, Fiona
A1  - Britt-Compton, Jenny
A1  - Marshall, Tom
SP  - 112
EP  - 113
VL  - 27
IS  - 1
N2  - Prior 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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SN  - 1741-3842
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/pubmed/fdh213
ID  - ref1
ER  -