BMJ  2006;333 (8 July), doi:10.1136/bmj.333.7558.0-d

Drivers of four wheel drive vehicles show risky driving behaviours

The level of non-compliance with the UK laws on the use of hand held mobile phones and seat belts by drivers in London is high, especially in those driving four wheel drive vehicles, say Walker and colleagues on p 71. They observed the use of hand held mobile phones and seatbelts in more than 40 000 drivers at three different sites in London over two periods of three weeks. The authors found that 8.2% of drivers of four wheel drive vehicles and 2.0% of people driving other cars were seen using hand held mobile phones, and 19.5% and 15.0% respectively were not wearing seat belts.

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