Research questionnaire on mobile phone use while driving

anewman

Hello everyone,

I am hoping this post is OK with the forum moderators.

I am a postgraduate student at The University of Leeds studying Psychological Approaches to Health. I am currently conducting a research project and I am looking for people to fill in a questionnaire. The only requirements are that you are over 18, a driver, and own a mobile phone. The research is looking at people’s use of mobile phones while driving. It is not necessary that you have used a mobile phone while at the wheel. The questionnaire is anonymous and estimated to take around 15-25 minutes to complete. If you are able to spare some time to complete the questionnaire it would be very much appreciated.

I understand there are numerous criticisms possible of the questionnaire although it is more the theory underlying the questions I am interested in, than mobile phone use itself. I am just trying a final drive to get the numbers up before I end the questionnaire and start doing some boring statistics :rolleyes: as I am very low on numbers of people from the UK.

The questionnaire is at http://www.an1.co.uk/limesurvey/index.p ... 11&lang=en along with further details.

Many thanks for your time.

Regards,

Alan.

bargepole

I filled in your questionnaire.

I couldn't give honest answers to some of the questions, as you haven't distinguished between using a hand-held mobile, and using one in hands-free mode. In my opinion, this can make a crucial difference in terms of legality, safety and general acceptability.

goldspanners

ive done it.;)

Thunderbird_2

I have done it too!;)

jeannieblue

goldspanners wrote: »

ive done it.;)

We all know that - but what about the questionnaire?

Anewman - not done it yet - but will do, promise

vikingaero

Done it.

The debriefing said that I have will have many wives, a large wallet and a large thingy.

Peter2006

Just done the questionnaire, good luck with the project!

jeannieblue

vikingaero wrote: »

Done it.

The debriefing said that I have will have many wives, a large wallet and a large thingy.

Just done it....

Prediction, you will have no wives, be penniless and have a shrunken thingy :eek:

d123

I have done the survey, but in all truth, some of the questions are really badly composed. I think I had to omit a number of them for that reason, whats with the treating people "humanely" or like "animals" when referring to other drivers or pedestrians?

And has the compiler of the survey never heard of hands free kits or bluetooth headsets? How is it possible to answer the question when the answers could be so different depending on whether the phone is hand-held or hands-free?

goldspanners

d123 wrote: »

I have done the survey, but in all truth, some of the questions are really badly composed. I think I had to omit a number of them for that reason, whats with the treating people "humanely" or like "animals" when referring to other drivers or pedestrians?

And has the compiler of the survey never heard of hands free kits or bluetooth headsets? How is it possible to answer the question when the answers could be so different depending on whether the phone is hand-held or hands-free?

read the small paragraph at the top of each page,it implies using a handheld device. can you text via a bluetooth ear piece?

jeannieblue

d123 wrote: »

I have done the survey, but in all truth, some of the questions are really badly composed. I think I had to omit a number of them for that reason, whats with the treating people "humanely" or like "animals" when referring to other drivers or pedestrians?

And has the compiler of the survey never heard of hands free kits or bluetooth headsets? How is it possible to answer the question when the answers could be so different depending on whether the phone is hand-held or hands-free?

Guess you've not been aware of how some people behave on the roads....

Although not sure of 'animals' myself - as they are likable, whereas humans quite often aren't.

The questionnaire wasn't about bluetooth... I didn't find any problems with the questions. I am very anti using the phone whilst driving so you can easily work out what my answers were