Abstract Background Road Traffic injuries (RTI) are among the top ten leading causes of
death in the world resulting in 1.35 million deaths every year, about 93% of which occur in …

With the popularity of smartphones and the increasing dependence on cellphones,
cellphone-use-involved distracted driving has become a global traffic safety concern …

This study aims to understand the impacts of Pokémon GO, a popular location-based
augmented reality (AR) mobile gaming app, on route and mode choices. Pokémon GO …

With the increased use of electronic devices, distracted driving is assumed to be one of the
main causes of crashes. The Illinois Department of Transportation (IDOT) has demonstrated …

Introduction Driver distraction is an important contributor to crash risk. Teenage driver
distraction can be influenced by the attitudes and behaviors of parents. This study examined …

Purpose To determine which distracted driving laws were associated with decreased texting
while driving among US teenage drivers. Methods Data from the 2013 Youth Risk Behavior …

Cellphone use while driving is an increasingly serious threat for traffic safety and is
prohibited in many jurisdictions. In California, the use of handheld cellphones while driving …

Highway safety laws aim to influence driver behaviors so as to reduce the frequency and
severity of crashes, and their outcomes. For one specific highway safety law, it would have …

Since highway safety laws vary greatly from state to state in the US, there is a need to
analyze the effectiveness and performances of the implemented highway safety laws. The …

Cell phone use is among the most prevalent types of in-vehicle distractions. Studies have
shown cell phones to have a negative impact on driving performance, with the magnitude of …