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APS Virtual Poster Showcase · 2020

Hands-Free Law in Georgia: Predictors of Post-Law Cellphone Use Among College Drivers

Virtual · June 2020

Poster Sessions · Cross-Cutting Theme Poster - Risk and Resilience During Emerging Adulthood

  • Taylor Bradish
    The University of Missouri, Kansas City
  • Janie Wilson
    Georgia Southern University
  • Lawrence Locker
    Georgia Southern University

Abstract

Georgia recently instated a law prohibiting touching a cellphone while driving. This study assessed the psychological factors that predicted college students' compliance with said law. We found that anxiety, attitudes about cellphone usage while driving, perceived self-control, and past experience were all predictors of students' compliance with Georgia's Hands-Free Law.

Prediction