First Belgian survey of the prevalence of hand held mobile phone while driving ; Première mesure belge de la prévalence du téléphone portable sans dispositif main libre au volant

International audience ; Distracted driving and, more specifically, the use of mobile phones, are increasingly seen as important issues for road safety. It is therefore needed to better evaluate its prevalence in order to be able to implement effective countermeasures. In this context, the Belgian Road Safety Institute has carried out in 2013 the first survey about handheld mobile phone use while driving at the Belgian level. We have implemented a rigorous and reproducible methodology based on, on one hand, a roadside survey on 126 locations, and, on the other hand, 6 days of observation from... Mehr ...