Cellphone Legislation and Self-Reported Behaviors Among Subgroups of Adolescent U.S. Drivers.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

The relationship between cellphone use while driving legislation and self-reported adolescent driver behavior is poorly understood, especially across demographic subgroups. This study investigated the relationship between statewide cellphone legislation and cellphone use behaviors across adolescent driver subgroups, including age (16/17 vs. 18), sex, race/ethnicity (white non-Hispanic and others), and rurality (urban or rural).

Methods

Data from the 2011-2014 Traffic Safety Culture Index Surveys were combined with state legislation. The outcomes were self-reported texting and handheld cellphone conversations. The exposure was the presence of a texting or handheld cellphone ban applicable to all drivers (i.e., universal) in the drivers' state of residence. A multileve

SUBMITTER: Rudisill TM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5931338 | biostudies-literature | 2018 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature