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[Available online at www.internationalscholarsjournals.org](Available online at www.internationalscholarsjournals.org) © International Scholars Journals\u003Cbr>|  |\n\nAuthor(s) retain the copyright of this article.  \nFull Length Research Paper  \nA study of mobile phones used by motor vehicle drivers  \nin Trinidad and Tobago  \nAbiodun Olukoga*, George Legall and Abayomi Odekunle  \nFaculty of Medical Sciences, University of the West Indies, St. Augustine, Trinidad, West Indies.  \nAccepted 11 November, 2018  \nA cross-sectional study to determine the pattern of mobile phone use by drivers in Trinidad and  \nTobago. Data were obtained using a self-administered questionnaire that was completed by 1150 drivers. Data analysis was done using descriptive statistics, Chi square test and multinomial logistic regression analysis. Overall, 91% of the drivers use a mobile phone while driving. Amongst these drivers, 86% use hand-held and 14% use hands-free mobile phones. The phone calls by the drivers were reported as routine (70%) and emergency (30%) . The calls were of general nature (58%), family matters (23%) and work-related (19%) . The drivers believe that using a mobile phone while driving is extremely dangerous (50%) and moderately dangerous (31%) . But, 25% of the drivers make no change in their driving behaviour when using a mobile phone while driving, 53% reduce their speed, 10% drive on the road shoulder and only a mere 2% stop the vehicle. There is a high level of mobile phone use by drivers in Trinidad and Tobago with the attendant challenges for road safety. There is a need for public education in Trinidad and Tobago on the hazards of mobile phone use while driving, and a concurrent need for the enactment and enforcement of legislation to curb this practice.  \nKey words: Hand-held, hands-free, mobile phone use, drivers, Trinidad and Tobago, West Indies.  \nINTRODUCTION  \nThe advent of mobile phone technology has changed the communication landscape dramatically. Research studies from many countries have reported the use of both handheld and hands-free mobile phones by drivers while driving(Pöysti et al. , 2005; Gras et al. , 2007; McEvoy et al. , 2005; Sullman and Baas, 2004) . This use of both hand-held and hands-free mobile phones while driving has been shown to be an unsafe driving practice. It has negative impact on road safety variables such as the response time of drivers to traffic signals, response torisky situations and the risk of occurrence of road traffic accidents (Pöysti et al. , 2005; McEvoy et al. , 2005; White et al. , 2009) . The use of mobile phones while driving has been reported as resulting in a four-fold increased risk of road traffic crashes, resulting in hospital attendance. Hence, many countries in the world, especially those in Europe, North America and Australia have enacted laws  \n*Corresponding author. E-mail: [aolukoga@yahoo.com. Tel:](aolukoga@yahoo.com. Tel:) (+1 868) 645 2640 ext. 2836. Tel/Fax: (+1 868) 645 2018.  \nagainst the use of hand-held mobile phones by motor vehicle drivers while driving (McEvoy et al. , 2005) . But, the prohibition of the use of hand-held mobile phones while driving has not deterred many drivers from this hazardous practice. In Australia for instance, 39 to 73% of drivers have been reported as using hand-held mobile phones sometimes, while driving (White et al. , 2009) .  \nThere is a general perception that the use of a handsfree mobile phone is safer, compared to a hand-held mobile phone. Hence, there are drivers who use handsfree mobile phones with the mistaken notion that it is safe to do so. This perception has been challenged by studies that indicate that the use of both types of mobile phones represents a significant distraction for the driver and hence, an unsafe driving practice (Lamble et al. 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