Gender and age-related differences in the perception of in-vehicle mobile phone usage among Portuguese drivers

It has been proved that use of a mobile phone while driving has a negative impact on driving performance, increasing the risk of being involved in a car accident. However, in order to plan adequate corrective actions, there is a need to know more about people's mobile phone usage while driving and drivers' opinions about the risk of that action. The aim of the present study was three-fold: to investigate the patterns of use of the mobile phone while driving by gender and age; to find out the prevalence of hands-free systems use by gender and age; and finally, to understand the perceived hazard in using the mobile phone while driving by gender and age. A sample of 769 Portuguese drivers answered a web-based survey developed in the frame of the European project INTERACTION. The answers revealed that the rate of mobile phone use among Portuguese drivers is very high. In addition, results showed that drivers perceived talking on a hands-free mobile phone while driving as much less dangerous compared with speaking on a hand-held mobile phone. Based on those results, further research is suggested.

• Record URL:
  https://doi.org/10.1049/iet-its.2012.0149
• Availability:
  • Find a library where document is available. Order URL: http://worldcat.org/issn/1751956X
• Authors:
  • Ferreira, Ana L
  • Bianchi Piccinini, Giulio F
  • Rola, Susana
  • Simoes, Anabela
• Publication Date: 2013-6

Language

• English

Media Info

• Media Type: Digital/other
• Features: Figures; References; Tables;
• Pagination: pp 223-229
• Serial:
  • IET Intelligent Transport Systems
  • Volume: 7
  • Issue Number: 2
  • Publisher: Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET)
  • ISSN: 1751-956X
  • EISSN: 1751-9578
  • Serial URL: https://ietresearch.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/journal/17519578
• Publication flags:

  Open Access (libre)

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Age groups; Attitudes; Behavior; Cellular telephones; Drivers; Gender; Human factors in crashes; Mobile telephones; Risk taking
• Geographic Terms: Portugal
• Subject Areas: Highways; Safety and Human Factors; Society; I83: Accidents and the Human Factor;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01489565
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Aug 12 2013 4:45PM