This statistic represents the results of a survey in 2017 across eight cities in India about the exposure to accidents among truck and bus drivers due to mobile use. A majority of drivers, about 46 percent responded that they had seen or knew of an accident caused by mobile phone use while driving.
Exposure to accidents due to mobile phone use among truck and bus drivers across India in 2017
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Among respondents who own a mobile phone and drive a two or four wheeler regularly across eight cities
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Supplementary notes
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). Exposure to accidents due to mobile phone use among truck and bus drivers across India in 2017 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved August 24, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/708297/accidents-due-to-mobile-phone-use-among-truck-and-bus-drivers-india/
SaveLIFE Foundation. "Exposure to accidents due to mobile phone use among truck and bus drivers across India in 2017." Chart. April 29, 2017. Statista. Accessed August 24, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/708297/accidents-due-to-mobile-phone-use-among-truck-and-bus-drivers-india/
SaveLIFE Foundation. (2017). Exposure to accidents due to mobile phone use among truck and bus drivers across India in 2017. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: August 24, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/708297/accidents-due-to-mobile-phone-use-among-truck-and-bus-drivers-india/
SaveLIFE Foundation. "Exposure to Accidents Due to Mobile Phone Use among Truck and Bus Drivers across India in 2017." Statista, Statista Inc., 29 Apr 2017, https://www.statista.com/statistics/708297/accidents-due-to-mobile-phone-use-among-truck-and-bus-drivers-india/
SaveLIFE Foundation, Exposure to accidents due to mobile phone use among truck and bus drivers across India in 2017 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/708297/accidents-due-to-mobile-phone-use-among-truck-and-bus-drivers-india/ (last visited August 24, 2024)
Exposure to accidents due to mobile phone use among truck and bus drivers across India in 2017 [Graph], SaveLIFE Foundation, April 29, 2017. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/708297/accidents-due-to-mobile-phone-use-among-truck-and-bus-drivers-india/