Using this compendium
Who is this compendium for?
We think that, as you have reached page 5 of this compendium, it is likely that you are in some way concerned
about the issue of mobile phone use by drivers. Perhaps you suspect that this is a problem in the area in which you
work, or for a particular group that you work with and want to try to understand more so that you can achieve more.
Perhaps you know you have a problem with drivers adopting this behaviour, but are not sure what the best option
is to address it. Perhaps you are already active in this area, but not sure if you are getting the results you want - or
why you are getting the results you are. Equally, it may also be that you are reading this because you have been
tasked with ‘doing something’ and you need a bit more background and understanding before you decide what
that ‘something’ is. This compendium has been developed to support you, no matter what the current stage of
your journey, be that thinking, planning, doing, reflecting or evaluating.
We have tried to make the volume as accessible as possible, based on our conversations with practitioners about
what they want and need and we even road-tested it on a few professionals to see if we have tackled the right
issues in the right order. We have referenced some key ideas throughout, but have tried to keep things as practical
and useful as possible. We could never cover every idea, every approach, and every research finding, but we hope
we have at least given you the curiosity to find out more and some pointers for how to do that.
How to use this compendium
This compendium can be used in different ways depending upon how you need it to work
for you:,
• If you are looking for guidance as to how to develop your own approach to tackling mobile phone use by drivers,
then we suggest you work through this compendium starting at the beginning and then choosing a route
through what you need, to the end.
• If you have already decided to pursue a particular option, you can turn straight to the relevant section - but we
think it would still be a good idea to start at the beginning to see if we can surprise you with something you
didn’t know or hadn’t considered!
We know that time is precious and resources are limited so we start by making sure that it’s actually worth your
while reading this volume in the first place - hence Part 1.
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