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  • Traffic Safety Research
  • Injury Prevention
  • Public Health

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  • Road traffic collisions (RTC) represent a significant public health concern.
  • Driver distraction is a known contributing factor to RTCs.
  • Understanding specific distractions is crucial for developing targeted interventions.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To prospectively investigate injuries related to distracted driving.
  • To identify contributory factors, severity, and outcomes of distraction-related RTCs.
  • To provide evidence supporting policies to reduce distracted driving.

Main Methods:

  • Prospective data collection of hospitalized RTC trauma patients in Al-Ain City over 1.5 years.
  • Inclusion of drivers as participants.
  • Interviews with admitted drivers to ascertain pre-collision inattentive behaviors.

Main Results:

  • Out of 444 drivers, 13% (44) were found to be distracted.
  • Mobile phone use was the leading cause of distraction (5.8%), followed by deep thinking (3.6%).
  • No significant differences in demographics, injury patterns, or outcomes were observed between distracted and non-distracted drivers.

Conclusions:

  • Driver distraction accounts for 13% of RTCs in Al-Ain City.
  • Approximately 40% of distracted drivers involved in RTCs were using mobile phones.
  • The findings support a ban on mobile phone use while driving to enhance road safety.