This statistic represents the results of a survey in 2017 across eight cities in India about the ways two-wheeler drivers handle their mobile phones while driving. During the survey period, a majority of drivers, about 30 percent said they place the phone between their ear and helmet while driving, while about three percent said they used the mobile phone's speaker phone feature.
Ways of handling mobile phones while driving among motorists 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 among motorists across India in 2017 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 30, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/705788/ways-of-handling-mobile-phones-while-driving-among-motorists-india/
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SaveLIFE Foundation. (2017). Ways of handling mobile phones while driving among motorists across India in 2017. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 30, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/705788/ways-of-handling-mobile-phones-while-driving-among-motorists-india/
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