Troglauer Thomas, Hels Tove, Christens Peter Falck
Danish Transport Research Institute, Department of Safety and Risk, Knuth-Winterfeldts Alle, Building 116 West, DK-2800 Lyngby, Denmark.
Accid Anal Prev. 2006 Jan;38(1):105-11. doi: 10.1016/j.aap.2005.07.008. Epub 2005 Sep 12.
A substantial body of research has shown that use of mobile phones while driving can impair driving performance and increase the risk of being involved in accidents. Similarly, mobile phone use seems to be an increasing activity thus representing a relevant traffic safety issue. This paper investigates the extent and variations in mobile phone use among drivers of heavy vehicles in Denmark. The data was collected through written questionnaires and had a response rate of 58%. It was found that more than 99% of the drivers used mobile phones while driving. Despite a prohibition of hand-held mobile phone use while driving 31% of the drivers reported to do so. Analysis of the variations in usage found a positive significant relationship between driving hours and phone use. A negative linear effect was found between age and phone use. Similarly, a positive significant association was found between the number of stops and the amount of phone use. 0.5% reported that their use of mobile phones had contributed to an accident, while 6% had experienced their mobile phone use causing a dangerous situation. However, 66% reported experiencing dangerous situations because of others road users' mobile phone use. Various implications of the findings are discussed particularly in relation to the drivers with high exposure.
大量研究表明，开车时使用手机会影响驾驶表现，并增加发生事故的风险。同样，使用手机的行为似乎越来越普遍，因此成为一个重要的交通安全问题。本文调查了丹麦重型车辆驾驶员使用手机的程度和差异。数据通过书面问卷收集，回复率为58%。结果发现，超过99%的驾驶员在开车时使用手机。尽管禁止开车时使用手持手机，但仍有31%的驾驶员报告称会这样做。对使用差异的分析发现，驾驶时长与手机使用之间存在显著的正相关关系。年龄与手机使用之间存在负线性效应。同样，停车次数与手机使用量之间存在显著的正相关关系。0.5%的人报告称他们使用手机导致了事故，而6%的人曾经历过手机使用引发危险情况。然而，66%的人报告称因其他道路使用者使用手机而经历过危险情况。本文讨论了这些发现的各种影响，特别是针对高暴露风险的驾驶员。
