This paper provides a meta-analysis of studies that have evaluated the effects of the use of a mobile phone while a person is driving on the risk of accident. The paper illustrates the difficulties of doing meta-analyses when studies are few and bad. Two main groups of studies were formed: one consisted of six studies that reported the actual use of mobile phones at the time of an accident; the other consisted of seven studies with less-precise information about the use of mobile phones at the time of accident. One study belonged to both groups. Study findings were heterogeneous even within these small groups. The trim-and-fill technique suggested the presence of publication bias, but its effects on summary estimates of risk varied according to whether a fixed-effects or random effects model of meta-analysis was used. Evidence from the epidemiological studies was not consistent with the findings of effects on driver behavior from driving simulator studies.


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    Title :

    Effects of Mobile Phone Use on Accident Risk


    Subtitle :

    Problems of Meta-Analysis When Studies Are Few and Bad


    Additional title:

    Transportation Research Record


    Contributors:
    Elvik, Rune (author)


    Publication date :

    2011-01-01




    Type of media :

    Article (Journal)


    Type of material :

    Electronic Resource


    Language :

    English




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