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An objective assessment of the contribution of mobile phones to road traffic injuries is recommended.ĭriving Saudi Arabia mobile phone use while driving risk of collision texting. As hands-free mobile phones are no safer, national legislation should consider restricting their use by drivers and implementing legislations to reinforce safety on the roads. Sending or reading a text message takes your eyes off the road for about 5 seconds, long enough to cover a football field while driving at 55 mph. There was a risk of collision with the use of handheld and hands-free mobile phones. No significant risk was observed in relation to participants' perceptions, age, driving experience, and possession of a driving license. The risk increased significantly from 2.052 among participants who reported that they drove daily for 1-2 h to 3.165 of those who reported that they drove for more than 6 h. A higher proportion conceded that there were hazards in texting (77.0%) and speaking on handheld mobile phones (83.9%) rather than hands-free (35.9%) while driving. Variable proportions reported that they always texted (53.3%) or talked on a handheld (66.2%) or hands-free (26.1%) phones while driving. Collision in the preceding 6 months was reported by 44.6% of participants, and 37.9% of them attributed these collisions to mobile phones. Data were analyzed using the Chi-square statistic, odds ratio, and the 95% confidence interval.Īlmost half of the participants (45.3%) had driving experience of 4-6 years and 18.3% of them did not possess a driving license. Answering a text takes away your attention for about five seconds. Texting while driving is 6x more likely to cause an accident than driving drunk. 1 out of every 4 car accidents in the United States is caused by texting and driving. Eight statements were used to assess the behavior and perceptions related to the use of mobile phones while driving. Nearly 390,000 injuries occur each year from accidents caused by texting while driving. A questionnaire was used to obtain data on possessing a driving license, years of driving experience, driving hours, and collision or near misses in the 6 months preceding the study. ![]() ![]() The objectives of this study were to determine the rate of mobile phones use while driving by the students of King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, their perception of the risks, and contribution to collisions.Ī cross-sectional study was conducted in May 2014 targeting 986 male students of King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
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