Longer term effects of New York State's law on drivers' handheld cell phone use
Longer term effects of New York State's law on drivers' handheld cell phone use
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DOI：
10.1136/ip.2003.003731
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发表时间：
2004-02-01
影响因子：
3.7
通讯作者：
Geary, LL
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作者：
McCartt, AT;Geary, LL
目的：为了确定在一个州的禁令后，司机使用手持手机的短期大幅下降是否在一年后持续，设计：司机的白天手持手机的使用被观察到在四个纽约社区和两个康涅狄格州社区。在禁令实施前一个月、之后不久和之后16个月进行了观察。驾驶员性别，估计年龄和车辆类型记录电话用户和一个样本的motordrivers.Intervention：有效I 2001年11月，纽约成为美国唯一的国家禁止司机的手持手机的使用。康涅狄格州是一个相邻的州，没有这样的法律。样品：纽约50033名司机，康涅狄格州28307名司机。结果测量：纽约和康涅狄格州司机的手持手机使用率和司机特征。结果：康涅狄格州的总体使用率没有变化。纽约的总体使用率从2.3%下降到1.1%（p
Objective: To determine whether substantial short term declines in drivers' use of handheld cell phones, after a state ban, were sustained one year later.Design: Drivers' daytime handheld cell phone use was observed in four New York communities and two Connecticut communities. Observations were conducted one month before the ban, shortly after, and 16 months after. Driver gender, estimated age, and vehicle type were recorded for phone users and a sample of motorists.Intervention: Effective I November 2001, New York became the only state in the United States to ban drivers' handheld cell phone use. Connecticut is an adjacent state without such a law. Sample: 50 033 drivers in New York, 28 307 drivers in Connecticut.Outcome measures: Drivers' handheld cell phone use rates in New York and Connecticut and rates by driver characteristics.Results: Overall use rates in Connecticut did not change. Overall use in New York declined from 2.3% prelow to 1.1% shortly after (p