mobile devices
cmonforton | February 28, 2013In an editorial published today in the Journal of Public Health Policy, Anthony Robbins, MD, MPA calls on the public health community to take on the social problem of distracted driving caused by mobile devices.
"Only a public health strategy is likely to weave government, commercial, community, and individual tools available in schools, workplaces, and neighborhoods, into a comprehensive approach to make people safer while on or near roads."
Robbins argues that the problem is more complex than drivers behaving badly.
"Around the world, new communication technology is ever more ubiquitous […