[Prevalence of use of mobile phones while driving in Italy: results of a multicentric observational study].

Objectives: to provide an overview of the use of mobile phone in Italy while driving in the years 2015-2017.

Design: road side observational study.

Setting And Participants: a sample of 145.

Prevalence of use of safety devices on motorized vehicles in Italy. A multicentric road side observational study.

Objectives: to give an overview of the use of safety devices in motorized vehicles in Italy in the years 2015-2017.

Design: road side observational study.

Setting And Participants: a sample of 232,283 road users in 28 cities across the Italian territory with a resident population of more than 10 million inhabitants (17% of the Italian population) was considered.

Use of back protector device on motorcycles and mopeds in Italy.

The international scientific literature reports no data on the prevalence and effectiveness of back protector devices (BPD). In Italy, no data have been collected on BPD because their use is not mandatory. To fill this gap, the National Institute of Health implemented a cross-sectional study in collaboration with the National Traffic Police.