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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2016 Jul 8.
Published in final edited form as: Traffic Inj Prev. 2015 Oct 29;17(5):441–446. doi: 10.1080/15389588.2015.1107183

Table 1.

Questions used to measure Checkpoints Risky Driving Scale (C-RDS), and Secondary Task engagement while driving (S-Task)

On how many days in the last 30 days have you done the following while driving?
C-RDS
  • Exceeded the speed limit in residential or school zones?

  • Drove 10–19 miles per hour over the speed limit?

  • Drove 20 or more miles per hour over the speed limit?

  • Purposely tailgated or followed another vehicle very closely?

  • Switched lanes to weave through slower traffic?

  • Changed lanes with very little room between vehicles?

  • Cut in front of a vehicle to turn?

  • Pulled out into traffic without waiting for a large space between vehicles?

  • Made an illegal U-turn?

  • Went through an intersection when the light was yellow or just turning yellow?

  • Went through an intersection when the light was red or just turning red?

  • Went through a stop sign without stopping completely?

  • Changed lanes without signaling?

  • Played the radio?

  • Raced another vehicle, even just for a short distance?

  • Drove in a way to show off to other people?

  • Drove without wearing a seat belt?

  • Drove with 2 or more passengers about your age in the vehicle?

  • Drove when sleepy or drowsy?

  • Drove after midnight?

  • Drove in inclement weather (icy, snowy, or heavy rain)?

S-Task
  • Made or answered a call?

  • Read or sent a text/message?

  • Read or sent an email?

  • Checked a website, or social network such as Twitter or Facebook?

  • Frequently changed music?

  • Used an iPad, tablet or computer?

  • Looked at directions, on a map, phone or navigation device?

  • Ate food or drank?

  • Looked in the mirror to fix hair or put on makeup?

  • Looked away from the road while reaching for something? (For example, phone, wallet, food, bag, etc.)

  • Goofed around with passengers?

  • Played music so loudly you wouldn’t be able to hear other vehicle horns or sirens?