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Lesley Walker 1, Jonathan Williams 1, Konrad Jamrozik 2*
1 Department of Primary Care and Social Medicine, Imperial College, London
2 School of Population Health, University of Queensland, Herston, Qld
4006, Australia
BMJ, 23 June 2006
Objective To assess the level of compliance with the new law in the
United Kingdom mandating penalties for using a hand held mobile phone
while driving, to compare compliance with this law with the one on the
use of seat belts, and to compare compliance with these laws between
drivers of four wheel drive vehicles and drivers of normal cars.
Design Observational study with two phases--one within the "grace"
period, the other starting one week after penalties were imposed on
drivers using such telephones.
Setting Three busy sites in London.
Participants Drivers of 38,182 normal cars and 2944 four wheel drive
vehicles.
Main outcome measures Proportions of drivers seen to be using hand held
mobile phones and not using seat belts.
Results Drivers of four wheel drive vehicles were more likely than
drivers of other cars to be seen using hand held mobile phones (8.2% v
2.0%) and not complying with the law on seat belts (19.5% v 15.0%).
Levels of non-compliance with both laws were slightly higher in the
penalty phase of observation, and breaking one law was associated with
increased likelihood of breaking the other.
Conclusions The level of non-compliance with the law on the use of hand
held mobile phones by drivers in London is high, as is non-compliance
with the law on seat belts. Drivers of four wheel drive vehicles were
four times more likely than drivers of other cars to be seen using hand
held mobile phones and slightly more likely not to comply with the law
on seat belts.
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Lesley Walker 1, Jonathan Williams 1, Konrad Jamrozik 2*
1 Department of Primary Care and Social Medicine, Imperial College, London
2 School of Population Health, University of Queensland, Herston, Qld
4006, Australia
BMJ, 23 June 2006
Objective To assess the level of compliance with the new law in the
United Kingdom mandating penalties for using a hand held mobile phone
while driving, to compare compliance with this law with the one on the
use of seat belts, and to compare compliance with these laws between
drivers of four wheel drive vehicles and drivers of normal cars.
Design Observational study with two phases--one within the "grace"
period, the other starting one week after penalties were imposed on
drivers using such telephones.
Setting Three busy sites in London.
Participants Drivers of 38,182 normal cars and 2944 four wheel drive
vehicles.
Main outcome measures Proportions of drivers seen to be using hand held
mobile phones and not using seat belts.
Results Drivers of four wheel drive vehicles were more likely than
drivers of other cars to be seen using hand held mobile phones (8.2% v
2.0%) and not complying with the law on seat belts (19.5% v 15.0%).
Levels of non-compliance with both laws were slightly higher in the
penalty phase of observation, and breaking one law was associated with
increased likelihood of breaking the other.
Conclusions The level of non-compliance with the law on the use of hand
held mobile phones by drivers in London is high, as is non-compliance
with the law on seat belts. Drivers of four wheel drive vehicles were
four times more likely than drivers of other cars to be seen using hand
held mobile phones and slightly more likely not to comply with the law
on seat belts.
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