Texting and Driving
Is It Just Moral Panic
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 2153192 |
|---|---|
| Authors | David R White (0000-0002-3000-6046, Southern Illinois University Carbondale), Daniel P Hepworth (Murray State University), Michael S Zidar (Paducah Police Department, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2018 |
| Volume | 39 |
| Issue | 11 |
| Pages | 1387-1397 |
| Publication date | 2018-11-02 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Deviant Behavior (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0163-9625 • E-ISSN: 1521-0456 |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/01639625.2018.1479915 |
| OpenAlex | W2809287990 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 15 |
Significant public efforts have been mounted to stop the perceived epidemic of texting and driving, especially among younger drivers. However, despite the taken-for-granted nature of these fears, cell phones are reported as a contributing factor in only about 1% of all crashes. This study examines 11 years of crash data from Kentucky to demonstrate that despite the exponential growth of cell phones in American culture, cell phone-related crashes have remained stable over time, and they represent far less of a public health risk than most people are led to believe. The conclusions are presented in the context of moral panic theory
Anxiety · Context (archaeology · Crash · Criminology · Injury prevention · Medical emergency · Moral panic · Occupational safety and health · Panic · Phone · Poison control · Political science · Psychiatry · Suicide prevention · Computer Science · Crime, Deviance, and Social Control · Death Anxiety and Social Exclusion · History · Homelessness and Social Issues · Human Factors and Ergonomics · Law · Medicine · Psychology · Social Psychology
| Unique citing works | 1 |
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| Citations per year | 0,5 |
| Citation span | 2024 - 2024 (1) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 1 |