Restrictions on mobile phone use
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Restrictions on the use of mobile phones are applied in a number of different contexts, often with the goal of health, safety, security or proper functioning of an establishment, or as a matter of etiquette. Such contexts include:
- Mobile phones on aircraft – often restricted for a combination of safety, technical and social factors.
- Airplane mode – a specific setting on many devices that suspends transmission of RF signals.
- Mobile phones and driving safety – use of mobile phones while driving is widely regarded as dangerous due to distraction, and as such is criminalised in many jurisdictions
- Restrictions on cell phone use while driving in the United States – comprehensive summary of restrictions by state
- Texting while driving – a specific subset of the main issue.
- Mobile phones in prisons – use by inmates is restricted or prohibited to control access to the outside world.
- Mobile phone use in schools – use by students is sometimes restricted. Competing needs and goals, such as child safety, media literacy and prevention of bullying make the issue controversial.
- Mobile phone etiquette – the rapid adoption of mobile phones has exposed the implicit rules of courtesy and opened them to re-evaluation.
- Screen time § Limitations on screen time – placing limits on mobile phone screen time to avoid physical and mental health issues
- Wireless device radiation and health – some restrictions on usage have been proposed to avoid potential over-exposure to wireless radiation
See also[edit]
- Digital media use and mental health – excessive use of mobile phones can lead to mental health issues
- Mobile phone jammer – a device to interrupt or block mobile phone signals in an area, with varying legality..
- Mobile phone § Use – general discussion of the uses of mobile phones, including some restrictions or limitations.