The Open University
We need to talk about handsfree: officer understanding of the dangers of handsfree and handheld mobile phone use by drivers
Amount awarded
£23,898
Completed
2023
Making roads safer for…
All road users
Project summary
This project examined police officer attitudes to, and awareness of, the dangers of handsfree phone use, evaluating how an educational intervention might inform their interactions with distracted drivers.
It builds on initiatives in the Mobile: Engaged compendium.
Infographics
As part of the project, a series of infographics were developed and shared with all 43 UK police forces. These comprised a poster infographic for police officers, which explains that they shouldn’t recommend handsfree use to mobile phone offenders they encounter, and a foldable card to be given to handheld mobile phone offenders.
A two-page PDF handout was also created.