This bar chart depicts the distribution of motorists' opinions regarding using a phone whilst driving in the United Kingdom in 2015. 83 percent of respondents said that it is unacceptable to take even a short call while driving.
Distribution of drivers' opinions regarding using a mobile/cellphone while driving in the United Kingdom in 2015
Characteristic
Percent of respondents
Unacceptable to take even a short call while driving
83%
Reasonable to take a short call while driving
12%
Not safe to use a phone to text or check social media while in stationary traffic
73%
Poses little danger to use a phone to text or check social media while in stationary traffic
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Quadrangle. (May 18, 2015). Distribution of drivers' opinions regarding using a mobile/cellphone while driving in the United Kingdom in 2015 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 23, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/513447/driver-s-opinions-on-cellphone-usage-on-the-road-in-the-united-kingdom-uk/
Quadrangle. "Distribution of drivers' opinions regarding using a mobile/cellphone while driving in the United Kingdom in 2015." Chart. May 18, 2015. Statista. Accessed December 23, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/513447/driver-s-opinions-on-cellphone-usage-on-the-road-in-the-united-kingdom-uk/
Quadrangle. (2015). Distribution of drivers' opinions regarding using a mobile/cellphone while driving in the United Kingdom in 2015. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 23, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/513447/driver-s-opinions-on-cellphone-usage-on-the-road-in-the-united-kingdom-uk/
Quadrangle. "Distribution of Drivers' Opinions regarding Using a Mobile/Cellphone While Driving in The United Kingdom in 2015." Statista, Statista Inc., 18 May 2015, https://www.statista.com/statistics/513447/driver-s-opinions-on-cellphone-usage-on-the-road-in-the-united-kingdom-uk/
Quadrangle, Distribution of drivers' opinions regarding using a mobile/cellphone while driving in the United Kingdom in 2015 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/513447/driver-s-opinions-on-cellphone-usage-on-the-road-in-the-united-kingdom-uk/ (last visited December 23, 2024)
Distribution of drivers' opinions regarding using a mobile/cellphone while driving in the United Kingdom in 2015 [Graph], Quadrangle, May 18, 2015. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/513447/driver-s-opinions-on-cellphone-usage-on-the-road-in-the-united-kingdom-uk/
