Groups of Interest:
Young People
Our instincts, and some statistics, tell us that young
people are a logical focus for interventions relating
to mobile phone use.
Young people are disproportionately likely to be
involved in crashes of most kinds¹, and are more
likely to use a mobile phone while driving². But
understanding this and wanting to do something about
it is only the first stage. This section explores a range
of options for what to do next and points you in the
direction of some great sources of research data on this
particular target group.
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How can I find out more about who I should be
targeting my intervention on? On pages 9-12 we
explore the different sources of data on who is
most at risk, and where you can get access to that
data. One factor that you might consider is age.
You can find research relating to young people and
driving here:
Brake - the road safety charity
www.brake.org.uk (section on young drivers)
Road Safety Knowledge Centre
www.roadsafetyknowledgecentre.org.uk/ (sections on
young drivers, teenagers, and learner drivers)
Road Safety Observatory
www.roadsafetyobservatory.com
(search for young drivers)
DfT (2015). Facts on Young Car Drivers. Available from: https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/
file/448039/young-car-drivers-2013-data.pdf
Brake (2015). Driven to distraction. Available from: http://www.brake.org.uk/assets/docs/dl_reports/DLreport-DrivenToDistraction-sec2-
MobilePhones-2014.pdf
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