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Problematic cellphone use and texting has been likened to other addictive behaviors, and may have negative effects on both academic performance and mental health ( Lee, Chang, Lin, & Cheng, 2014 Lepp, et al., 2014 Walsh, White, & Young, 2008). Adolescents report that texting is the most common way that they stay in contact with friends ( Lepp, Barkley, & Karpinski, 2014), sending an average of 100 texts per day ( Nielson, 2010). In 2014, an estimated 169.3 billion text messages were sent worldwide, compared to 110 billion in 2009 ( CTIA, 2013).

In recent years, cellphone use, in particular communication by text messaging, has dramatically increased in prevalence and popularity across the world. Given the limited effectiveness of current mitigation strategies such as educational campaigns and legal bans, a multi-pronged behavioral and technological approach addressing the above risk factors will be necessary to reduce this dangerous behavior in adolescents.Ĭellphones, and the connectivity they provide, have become a part of everyday life. Several risk factors are associated with cell phone use while driving including: parental cellphone use while driving, social norms for quick responses to text messages, and higher levels of temporal discounting. high school students admit to texting while driving in the last month, but the frequency of use according to vehicle speed and high-risk situations remains unknown. Handheld manipulation of the phone while driving has been shown to have a 3 to 4-fold increased risk of a near crash or crash, and eye glance duration greater than 2 seconds increases crash risk exponentially.

We conclude by discussing promising future approaches to prevent crashes related to cellphone use in adolescents.

This paper provides an overview of the literature on adolescent cellphone use while driving, focusing on the crash risk, incidence, risk factors for engagement, and the effectiveness of current mitigation strategies. Motor vehicle crashes are the leading cause of death in adolescents, and drivers aged 16–19 are the most likely to die in distracted driving crashes.

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