Open AccessMobile phone use while driving: Prevalence, task management strategies, risk perception and attitude among Qassim University students
Author(s) -
Laila Abdulrahman Almansoor,
Saulat Jahan
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
journal of family medicine and primary care
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2278-7135
pISSN - 2249-4863
DOI - 10.4103/jfmpc.jfmpc_2351_20
Subject(s) - distraction , mobile phone , medicine , phone , distracted driving , risk perception , perception , injury prevention , human factors and ergonomics , poison control , occupational safety and health , applied psychology , suicide prevention , medical emergency , psychology , engineering , telecommunications , linguistics , philosophy , pathology , neuroscience
Globally, motor vehicle accidents (MVAs) cause around 1.35 million deaths annually. Distracted driving, a risk factor for MVA, includes diversion of attention from driving because of use of mobile phone.