@article{ref1,
title="Naturalistic driving study in Brazil: an analysis of mobile phone use behavior while driving",
journal="International journal of environmental research and public health",
year="2020",
author="Bastos, Jorge Tiago and Santos, Pedro Augusto B. Dos and Amancio, Eduardo Cesar and Gadda, Tatiana Maria C. and Ramalho, José Aurélio and King, Mark J. and Oviedo-Trespalacios, Oscar",
volume="17",
number="17",
pages="-",
abstract="Mobile phone use (MPU) while driving is an important road safety challenge worldwide. Naturalistic driving studies (NDS) emerged as one of the most sophisticated methodologies to investigate driver behavior; however, NDS have not been implemented in low- or middle-income countries. The aim of this research is to investigate MPU while driving and compare the results to those reported in international studies. An analysis of 61.32 h and 1350 km driven in Curitiba (Brazil) showed that MPU lasted for an average of 28.51 s (n = 627) and occurred in 58.71% of trips (n = 201) with an average frequency of 8.37 interactions per hour (n = 201). The proportion of the trip time using a mobile phone was 7.03% (n = 201), and the average instantaneous speed was 12.77 km/h (n = 627) while using the phone. Generally, drivers spent less time on more complex interactions and selected a lower speed when using the phone. MPU was observed more during short duration than longer trips. Drivers in this study engaged in a larger number of MPU compared to drivers from Netherlands and the United States; and the percentage of trip time with MPU was between North American and European values.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="1661-7827",
doi="10.3390/ijerph17176412",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph17176412"
}