This statistic represents the results of a survey in 2017 across eight cities in India about the ways drivers handle their mobile phones while driving. During the survey period, a majority of drivers, about 42 percent said they hold the phone in their hand while driving, while about seven percent each said they use the mobile phone's speakerphone feature or use the built-in car system.
Ways of handling mobile phones while driving across India in 2017
Among respondents who own a mobile phone and drive a two or four wheeler regularly across eight cities
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According to the source, within each city, four categories of drivers were surveyed: two-wheeler drivers, four-wheeler drivers, truck/bus drivers and auto-rickshaw drivers. Cities surveyed: Delhi, Chennai, Jaipur, Bengaluru, Mangaluru, Kanpur, Mumbai and Kolkata.
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SaveLIFE Foundation. (April 29, 2017). Ways of handling mobile phones while driving across India in 2017 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 08, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/705443/ways-of-handling-mobile-phones-while-driving-india/
SaveLIFE Foundation. "Ways of handling mobile phones while driving across India in 2017." Chart. April 29, 2017. Statista. Accessed November 08, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/705443/ways-of-handling-mobile-phones-while-driving-india/
SaveLIFE Foundation. (2017). Ways of handling mobile phones while driving across India in 2017. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: November 08, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/705443/ways-of-handling-mobile-phones-while-driving-india/
SaveLIFE Foundation. "Ways of Handling Mobile Phones While Driving across India in 2017." Statista, Statista Inc., 29 Apr 2017, https://www.statista.com/statistics/705443/ways-of-handling-mobile-phones-while-driving-india/
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Ways of handling mobile phones while driving across India in 2017 [Graph], SaveLIFE Foundation, April 29, 2017. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/705443/ways-of-handling-mobile-phones-while-driving-india/
