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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2021 Jul 30.
Published in final edited form as: Transp Res Interdiscip Perspect. 2020 Jun 13;6:100140. doi: 10.1016/j.trip.2020.100140

Table 3.

Internal consistency reliability of survey questions (N = 353).

Responses to question Standardized
Cronbach α
Danger of texting or emailing while driving vs. danger checking or updating social while driving 0.92
Writing laws more broadly helps make them easier to enforce vs. having one general law that prohibits hand-held cellphone use of any kind would make them easier to enforce 0.41
Making laws applicable to all licensed driver makes them easier to enforce vs. eliminating age or license requirements make these laws easier to enforce 0.74
Technological advances made by car manufacturers would reduce cellphone use among drivers vs. technological advances made cellphone manufacturers would reduce cellphone use among drivers 0.94
Educating the public on the dangers of CPWD vs. educating the public on how to use hands-free technology vs. educating the public on what current traffic laws permit may reduce cellphone use among drivers 0.85