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The Use of Mobile Phones and Other Unsafe Behavior While Cycling in the Metropolitan Area of Mexico City
Unsafe behavior while driving contributes to road accidents. The paper addresses cyclists’ risky behavior by employing a questionnaire-based survey to a sample of n = 1136 in the metropolitan area of Mexico City. The main results are as follows: (a) 31.4% and 24.2% of the participants use a mobile phone for talking and text messaging while cycling, respectively, with males engaging in these unsafe acts more often than females; (b) a high percentage of participants are most likely to communicate with their parents, through either talking (48.9%) or text messaging (39.6%); (c) regarding the use of mobile phones for talking/texting (along with social network and gender) as predictors of a crash/fall while cycling, it was found that a one SD change in the frequency of talking while cycling increased the odds of a crash/fall by a factor of 1.198, as did a one SD increase in the frequency of texting by 1.232, while gender contributed to the outcome but not the individuals to whom cyclists talk or text; (d) cycling “without holding the handlebars” contributed significantly to the outcome. An education campaign or legislation enforcement (or both) may be needed to prevent single-bicycle crashes related to this unsafe act.
The Use of Mobile Phones and Other Unsafe Behavior While Cycling in the Metropolitan Area of Mexico City
Unsafe behavior while driving contributes to road accidents. The paper addresses cyclists’ risky behavior by employing a questionnaire-based survey to a sample of n = 1136 in the metropolitan area of Mexico City. The main results are as follows: (a) 31.4% and 24.2% of the participants use a mobile phone for talking and text messaging while cycling, respectively, with males engaging in these unsafe acts more often than females; (b) a high percentage of participants are most likely to communicate with their parents, through either talking (48.9%) or text messaging (39.6%); (c) regarding the use of mobile phones for talking/texting (along with social network and gender) as predictors of a crash/fall while cycling, it was found that a one SD change in the frequency of talking while cycling increased the odds of a crash/fall by a factor of 1.198, as did a one SD increase in the frequency of texting by 1.232, while gender contributed to the outcome but not the individuals to whom cyclists talk or text; (d) cycling “without holding the handlebars” contributed significantly to the outcome. An education campaign or legislation enforcement (or both) may be needed to prevent single-bicycle crashes related to this unsafe act.
The Use of Mobile Phones and Other Unsafe Behavior While Cycling in the Metropolitan Area of Mexico City
Jaime Santos-Reyes (Autor:in) / Yareli Pastenes-Medina (Autor:in) / Diego Padilla-Pérez (Autor:in)
2022
Aufsatz (Zeitschrift)
Elektronische Ressource
Unbekannt
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