Prof Gemma Briggs

#APB Spotlight Day 11!
Research by @gemmabriggs.bsky.social, Leanne Savigar-Shaw, & @roadspolicingwells.bsky.social shows how police officers, often unknowingly, encourage a dangerous myth: that handsfree phone-use is safe while driving. 🧵👇(1/4)

Well worth a read 👇 The assumed connection between increased tech use and reduced IQ/attention focus/ 'brain rot' might seem intuitive, but "...this tech panic is not based on evidence. It’s based on vibes.”

Webinar tomorrow- Road death and the pursuit of justice.

Still time to register.

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I was interviewed on Radio 4's World at One today on the RAC report on motoring's findings about speeding. You can listen to the interview here, from approx 40.30mins. We need to recognise the impact of road user attitude and behaviour on everyone's safety www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...

We need to address the language used in road collisions if we're ever going to recognise road injury and death as the serious public health issue it is. A *driver* lost control of their vehicle, with fatal consequences.

We have a second webinar on 17th Jan at 11am presented in association with Slater + Gordon Lawyers, a distinguished panel - including CC Jo Shiner and senior coroner Jon Heath - to discuss the topic of road death and the pursuit of justice.

Click here to register; https://buff.ly/4fPUhXB

‘Why aren’t you using Bluetooth?!’ Officer understanding of the dangers of handheld and handsfree mobile phone-use by drivers - Gemma Briggs, Leanne Savigar-Shaw, Helen Wells, 2024 Phone-use by drivers contributes to increasing numbers of collisions and deaths worldwide. Despite clear evidence for the equal dangers of handsfree phone-use, ...

New to Bluesky, so I'll share our new paper! Written with the wonderful @roadspolicingwells.bsky.social and Leanne Savigar-Shaw and funded by @therstrust.bsky.social

journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...

How well do officers understand distracted driving – and how do they police it? New research exploring the challenge of distracted driving and police officers’ role in educating drivers about the dangers of mobile phone use highlights a lack of understanding about the impact of…

How well do officers understand distracted driving – and how do they police it?
policinginsight.com/feature/anal...