Distracted driving in Mississippi: an update
- Collection:
- Health Policy and Services Research
- Series Title(s):
- Issue brief (Center for Mississippi Health Policy)
- Contributor(s):
- Center for Mississippi Health Policy, issuing body.
- Publication:
- Jackson, Mississippi, : Center for Mississippi Health Policy, December 2014
- Language(s):
- English
- Format:
- Text
- Subject(s):
- Accidents, Traffic -- prevention & control Distracted Driving -- legislation & jurisprudence Distracted Driving -- prevention & control Distracted Driving -- statistics & numerical data Accidents, Traffic -- economics Accidents, Traffic -- mortality Accidents, Traffic -- statistics & numerical data Accidents, Traffic -- trends Adolescent Adult Aged Cell Phone Forecasting Middle Aged Text Messaging Young Adult Humans Mississippi United States
- Genre(s):
- Technical Report
- Abstract:
- The use of mobile devices while driving increases driver distractions that elevate crash risks. Most states have enacted laws designed to prevent crashes due to mobile device distractions while driving. Mississippi has enacted some distracted driver restrictions and considered others. This brief summarizes the available evidence and outlines policy considerations to inform the debates.
- Copyright:
- Reproduced with permission of the copyright holder. Further use of the material is subject to CC BY license. (More information)
- Extent:
- 1 online resource (1 PDF file (4 pages))
- Illustrations:
- Illustrations
- NLM Unique ID:
- 101722729 (See catalog record)
- Permanent Link:
- http://resource.nlm.nih.gov/101722729