In 2020, in a survey on phone use while driving in Australia, 69.9 percent of respondents indicated that they did not use their phone while driving in the past two weeks. While the majority did not use their phone, the top reasons for using a phone while driving was because the respondent felt capable of doing so or they did it out of habit.
Leading reasons for using a mobile phone while driving in Australia in 2020
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Budget Direct. (March 30, 2020). Leading reasons for using a mobile phone while driving in Australia in 2020 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved August 25, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1108217/australia-main-reason-for-using-a-phone-while-driving/
Budget Direct. "Leading reasons for using a mobile phone while driving in Australia in 2020." Chart. March 30, 2020. Statista. Accessed August 25, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1108217/australia-main-reason-for-using-a-phone-while-driving/
Budget Direct. (2020). Leading reasons for using a mobile phone while driving in Australia in 2020. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: August 25, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1108217/australia-main-reason-for-using-a-phone-while-driving/
Budget Direct. "Leading Reasons for Using a Mobile Phone While Driving in Australia in 2020." Statista, Statista Inc., 30 Mar 2020, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1108217/australia-main-reason-for-using-a-phone-while-driving/
Budget Direct, Leading reasons for using a mobile phone while driving in Australia in 2020 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1108217/australia-main-reason-for-using-a-phone-while-driving/ (last visited August 25, 2024)
Leading reasons for using a mobile phone while driving in Australia in 2020 [Graph], Budget Direct, March 30, 2020. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1108217/australia-main-reason-for-using-a-phone-while-driving/