Table 2. Responses provided to the total of seventeen questions on the Total Distracted Driving Scale.
#Frequency and percentage of cell phone use while driving
Questions | Never | <10% | 11-25% | 26-50% | 51-74% | >75% |
Do you use a cell phone while driving? (either handheld or hands-free) | 269 (66.74%) # | |||||
If you use a cell phone while driving, what percent of the time do you use a hands-free device? | 251 | 72 | 32 | 18 | 7 | 23 |
While driving, what percent of the time do you talk on the phone in city streets (stopped at a light)? | 207 | 118 | 31 | 15 | 21 | 11 |
While driving, what percent of the time do you talk on the phone in city streets (normal speed)? | 250 | 80 | 36 | 16 | 18 | 3 |
While driving, what percent of the time do you talk on the phone in freeway driving (stop-and-go traffic)? | 247 | 88 | 30 | 14 | 15 | 9 |
While driving, what percent of the time do you talk on the phone in freeway driving (normal speed)? | 260 | 79 | 31 | 17 | 14 | 2 |
What percent of the time do you talk on the phone while driving on the freeway at a normal speed? | 260 | 80 | 33 | 13 | 17 | 0 |
While driving, what percent of the time do you send text messages in city streets (stopped at a light)? | 274 | 69 | 27 | 14 | 6 | 13 |
While driving, what percent of the time do you send text messages in city streets (normal speed)? | 308 | 55 | 18 | 12 | 8 | 2 |
While driving, what percent of the time do you send text messages in freeway driving (stop-and-go traffic)? | 296 | 53 | 28 | 9 | 13 | 4 |
While driving, what percent of the time do you send text messages in freeway driving (normal speed)? | 312 | 57 | 13 | 10 | 9 | 2 |
While driving, what percent of the time do you send text messages when stopped at a red light? | 263 | 66 | 29 | 15 | 9 | 21 |
While driving, what percent of the time do you use a GPS device? | 204 | 90 | 43 | 14 | 17 | 35 |
While driving, what percent of the time do you use a portable music player? | 224 | 73 | 32 | 18 | 16 | 40 |
While driving, what percent of the time do you use a laptop/tablet? | 365 | 22 | 7 | 8 | 1 | 0 |
While driving, what percent of the time do you use a smartphone application? | 310 | 67 | 14 | 8 | 4 | 0 |
While driving, what percent of the time do you use other electronic devices? | 320 | 60 | 14 | 7 | 2 | 0 |