Driver Electronic Device Use in 2016

The percentage of passenger vehicle driver handheld cell phone use decreased from 3.8 percent in 2015 to 3.3 percent in 2016; this was a statistically significant decrease. Drivers’ visible manipulation of handheld devices decreased from 2.2 percent in 2015 to 2.1 percent in 2016 (Figure 1); this was not a statistically significant decrease. These results are from the National Occupant Protection Use Survey (NOPUS), which provides the only nationwide probability-based observed data on driver electronic device use in the United States. The NOPUS is conducted annually by National Center for Statistics and Analysis of the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA)

• Record URL:
  https://crashstats.nhtsa.dot.gov/Api/Public/Publication/812426
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• Corporate Authors:

  National Highway Traffic Safety Administration

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  Washington, DC  United States  20590
• Authors:
  • Pickrell, Timothy M
  • Li, Hongying (Ruby)
• Publication Date: 2017-6

Language

• English

Media Info

• Media Type: Web
• Features: Figures; References; Tables;
• Pagination: 8p
• Serial:
  • Traffic Safety Facts - Research Note
  • Publisher: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
• Publication flags:

  Open Access (libre)

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Age groups; Automobile drivers; Automobile driving; Cellular telephones; Demographics; Handheld computers; State laws; Text messaging; Trend (Statistics)
• Identifier Terms: National Occupant Protection Use Survey (NOPUS)
• Subject Areas: Highways; Safety and Human Factors;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01642373
• Record Type: Publication
• Report/Paper Numbers: DOT HS 812 426
• Files: HSL, TRIS, ATRI, USDOT
• Created Date: Jul 27 2017 10:27AM