Using a mobile phone while
driving can incrase the risk of being involved in a
collision by up to four times (Redelmeier & Tibshirani,
1997)
Having a mobile phone in your car is very useful for
emergencies, however the facts below show how dangerous
a mobile phone can be when used while driving:
What Are The Risks While Driving? |
What You Can Do? |
- Talking on a mobile phone while driving
significantly reduces the driver's
reaction times, visual search patterns,
decision-making processes and their
ability to control speed, throttle
control and position on the road (Green
et al, 1993; Reed & Green, 1999).
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- If your mobile phone rings while you are
driving, let voicemail answer. Call back when you
are in a safe location.
- If you need to answer, tell them you are driving
and you will call back or ask them to wait until you
pull over to a safe location.
- If you need to make a call, pull over to a safe
location.
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- The use of a hands-free device while
driving is no safer than using a
hand-held mobile phone (Mathews et al,
2003; Strayer & Johnston, 2001; Haigney,
Taylor & Westerman, 2000; Redelmeier &
Tibshirani, 1997).
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- Talking on a mobile phone while driving
is just as distracting talking with a
passenger or eating while driving. All
are distracting (Jeness et al, 2002;
RoSPA, 1997).
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