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Between in-vehicle tools, cell phone use while driving is known as distraction sources in the world. This issue is even more important because of the increased accidents and losses caused by driving it. The purpose of this study was to investigate driver behavior and determine the factors affecting the use of cell phone while driving.

To achieve the goal, the theory of planned behavior was used. A questionnaire was designed based on this theory and collected in Gorgan city. The “factor analysis’ method was used to evaluate the factors affecting the use of cell phone while driving.

Results showed that among the five important factors of driving behavior, perceived behavioral control, explained 25.32, had highest impact on cell phone use while driving. also, other factors like addicted to mobile phone and demographic characteristics were the second and third cause of mobile phone use while driving.

The results indicate that the driver is convinced that he is controlling his behavior and is able to react quickly and responsibly against unexpected events (such as the sudden braking of a car while using a cell phone), among all of variable, this variable is the most important that cause use of cell phone. Therefore, So, authorities should pay attention to the mentioned shortcomings and attempt to take a helpful strike for reforming them.

The use of a cell phone when driving has been recognized as a type of distraction worldwide. Addictive tendency to use technology, including cell phone use while driving may be a substantial problem for drivers and increasing risk of accidents. The aim of this study was to evaluate the effect of drivers’ addiction to use a cell phone while driving.
A sample of 400 drivers with ages 18-65 years old completed a questionnaire which was designed based on Theory of Planned Behavior (TPB). Hierarchical regression analysis was utilized to predict drivers’ addiction to use a cell phone while driving on demographic characteristics and TPB components.
Drivers had mean age of 35.63(8.72) and were 77% male, and 23% female. Tests of validity and reliability were conducted for every variable. According to findings, the hierarchical regression analysis model showed that the TPB was able to predict 59% variance in addiction toward cell phone use and attitude emerging as the strongest predictor during this analysis. All components of TPB were more independent to age than gender.
The fundamental TPB components were directly associated with the addiction to use a cell phone when driving. The present study has identified that older drivers were considerably less probable to use a cell phone while driving. Also this study showed that males use a cell phone significantly more frequent. More practical road safety measures are required to rebuff and mitigate the effects of using cell phones while driving.

To presents a survey investigating differences between driver's beliefs regarding utilizing cellphone when driving.
In this population-based survey, the participants who were studied in the North of Iran, Gorgan, were categorized as main urban and rural areas. A sample of 400 drivers, 92 women and 308 men, filled out the four sections questionnaire which was based on the Theory of Planned Behavior (TPB) used for measuring the differences between the driver's opinions (attitudinal beliefs, normative beliefs, and perceived control behavioral beliefs) about utilizing a cell phone when driving along with their age and driving purpose. Data were collected by distributing the 68- query questionnaire between the drivers.
The MANOVA analysis showed that important discrepancies were found between the normative, control and behavioral beliefs of cellular phone users while driving. As expected, frequent business and younger users with sturdy intention expressed more benefits of further concentration on family members and fewer obstacles that would prevent them from utilizing cellphone when driving than older and frequently personal users.
These results indicated that the benefits of utilizing cellphone while driving are greater than its dangers. To reduce cellphone utilization when driving and increase road safety, more effort is required to lower the perceived advantages of the behavior and to outstand the risks of this hazardous driving act.