Handheld Cellphone Use and Risky Driving in Adolescents.

ABSTRACT:

Importance

Handheld cellphone use while driving is associated with increased motor vehicle crash risk among adolescents.

Objective

To examine the association of handheld cellphone use while driving with kinematic risky driving (KRD) events-hard braking and rapid acceleration-in adolescent drivers.

Design, setting, participants

Adolescents aged 16.50 to 17.99 years licensed 365 days or less in Pennsylvania were eligible to participate in this cross-sectional study. Enrollment occurred from July 29, 2021, to June 6, 2022. Participants downloaded a smartphone telematics cellphone app to record driving data for 60 days.

Exposures

Trip characteristics, including frequency, length, and duration; presence of speeding; frequency and duration of handheld cellphone use;

SUBMITTER: McDonald CC 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11581603 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature