@article{ref1,
title="Driving distractions among public health center clients: a look at local patterns during the infancy of distracted driving laws in California",
journal="Frontiers in public health",
year="2019",
author="Lyu, Caleb and Ponce Jewell, Mirna and Cloud, Jennifer and Smith, Lisa V. and Kuo, Tony",
volume="7",
number="",
pages="e207-e207",
abstract="<b>Objective:</b> To provide a baseline of various driving behaviors and to identify opportunities for prevention of distracted driving during the infancy of state laws that prohibited cellphone use while operating a motor vehicle, the 2010-2011 Distracted Driving Survey collected information on multiple distracted driving behaviors from lower-income clients of three designated, multi-purpose public health centers in Los Angeles County. <b>Methods:</b> Descriptive and multivariable negative binomial regression analyses were performed to examine patterns of driving distractions using the Distracted Driving Survey dataset (<i>n</i> = 1,051). <b>Results:</b> The most common distractions included talking to other passengers (<i>n</i> = 912, 86.8%); adjusting the radio, MP3, or cassette player (<i>n</i> = 873, 83.1%); and adjusting other car controls (<i>n</i> = 838, 79.7%). The median number of distinct distractions per survey participant was 11 (range: 0-32). Factors predicting the number of distinct distractions included being male [incidence rate ratio (IRR): 1.14; 95% confidence interval (CI): 1.06, 1.23], having a lower education (IRR: 0.73; 95% CI: 0.62, 0.84), and having more years of driving experience (IRR: 1.67; 95% CI: 1.33, 2.11). A variety of distractions, including cellphone use and texting, were predictive of increased motor vehicle crashes in the prior 12 months (<i>p</i> < 0.05). <b>Conclusions:</b> Distracted driving beyond cellphone use and texting were common in the survey sample, suggesting a need for additional public education and more inclusive distracted driving laws that cover these other activity types.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="2296-2565",
doi="10.3389/fpubh.2019.00207",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fpubh.2019.00207"
}