The Relationship between Smart Phone Addiction and Driver Behaviors

According to the Turkey Statistical Institute numbers revealed in 2018, the number of mobile phone subscribers increased by 30% and reached 80637671 in the last 10 years (TurkStat, 2018). Due to this rapid increase in the use of mobile phones, the use of the phone has expanded and entered the traffic environment. In recent years, the use of smart phones in the traffic flow due to increased phone usage causes the distractions of the drivers. Distracted driving leads to many problems in the traffic environment and affects driver behavior. In this study, it is aimed to investigate the relationship between driver behavior and smartphone addiction of drivers. The sample of the study consisted of 47 females and 87 males a total of 134 participants between the ages of 18 to 42. As measurement, Driver Behavior Questionnaire (DBQ) (Lajunen & ？zkan, 2004) and short-form of the Smart Phone Addiction Scale (SAS) (Noyan et al., 2015) were used. According to the hierarchical regression analysis results, smart phone addiction was found as positively related to errors, lapses, ordinary and aggressive violations. Also, ordinary violations were positively related to both gender and frequency of daily smartphone usage. Results were discussed on the framework of related literature