Cellphones

Q&A: Cellphones & driving

State laws

Research papers/reports

Review of "Cell Phone Use and Crash Risk: Evidence for Positive Bias" by Richard A. Young; David G. Kidd, Anne T. McCartt, March 2012

HLDI report: Texting laws and collision claim frequencies, September 2010

HLDI report: Hand-held cellphone laws and collision claims frequencies, December 2009

Review of "Real-World Personal Conversations Using a Hands-Free Embedded Wireless Device While Driving: Effect On Airbag Deployment Crash Rates" by Richard A. Young and Christopher Schreiner; Elisa R. Braver, Adrian K. Lund, and Anne T. McCartt, March 2009

Selected research bibliography

Highlights from the Institute's research since 1969

News releases

September 28, 2010 Texting bans don't reduce crashes; effects are slight crash increases

January 29, 2010 Laws banning cellphone use while driving fail to reduce crashes, new insurance data indicate

June 9, 2008 Teen drivers often ignore bans on using cellphones and texting

July 12, 2005 1st evidence of effects of cell phone use on injury crashes: crash risk is four times higher when driver is using a hand-held cell phone

Status Report newsletter special issues

Vol. 45, No. 2, February 27, 2010: Special issue: phoning while driving

Status Report newsletter articles

Vol. 45, No. 12, December 2, 2010: Drivers say texting, speeding, and running red lights are risky but admit to doing them anyway

Vol. 45, No. 10, September 28, 2010: Cover story — Texting bans aren't reducing crashes in 4 states where they've been enacted, insurance data reveal

Vol. 44, No. 9, October 13, 2009: Cover story — differing effects of hand-held cellphone bans in New York and Washington, DC

Vol. 43, No. 9, October 22, 2008: Text messaging bans now cover all drivers in 7 states and the District of Columbia

Vol. 43, No. 7, September 9, 2008: Distracted driving is widespread among owners of cellphones, insurer's survey finds

Vol. 43, No. 5, July 1, 2008: Cellphone Q&A explains why using a hand-held or hands-free phone raises a driver's crash risk

Vol. 43, No. 4, June 9, 2008: Teenage drivers continue to use cellphones despite a North Carolina ban

Vol. 41, No. 10, December 19, 2006: Four states tell drivers to hang up the phone

Vol. 41, No. 1, January 28, 2006: Cell phone use while driving increases again in 2005, a concern in light of numerous studies indicating the risks

Vol. 40, No. 6, July 16, 2005: Using a phone while driving raises the risk of a crash involving injuries • Effects of a ban in the District of Columbia on hand-held phone use while driving

Vol. 39, No. 2, February 7, 2004: Highway safety update: phone use in Michigan

Vol. 38, No. 8, August 26, 2003: One year after New York's cell phone law, drivers resume previous calling habits

Vol. 37, No. 7, August 17, 2002: New York's ban on hand-held phones convinces many motorists to give them up • Risk from phone use while driving is hard to quantify, but available studies indicate greater likelihood of crashing • State legislators consider ways to curb phone use while driving

Vol. 32, No. 3, March 27, 1997: Cellular phones quadruple crash risk when in use

Advisory

April 1997 Using a cellular phone could raise crash risk

Testimony

Statement before the Pennsylvania House of Representatives Transportation Committee regarding Pennsylvania seat belt requirements and distracted driving issues, Eric R. Teoh, April 13, 2010

Statement before the US House Subcommittee on Commerce, Trade, and Consumer Protection and the Subcommittee on Communications, Technology, and the Internet regarding cellphone laws and distracted driving, Anne T. McCartt, November 4, 2009

Statement before the Oregon Senate Committee on the Judiciary, Cell phones and crash risk, Anne T. McCartt and Stephen L. Oesch, February 14, 2007