This statistic represents the results of a survey in 2017 across eight cities in India about the exposure to accidents among drivers due to mobile use in the northern city of Kanpur. A majority of drivers, about 62 percent responded that they had experienced a near-miss (accident) due to mobile phone use while walking or crossing the road.
Exposure to accidents due to mobile phone use among drivers across Kanpur in 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). Exposure to accidents due to mobile phone use among drivers across Kanpur in India in 2017 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 26, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/708367/accidents-due-to-mobile-phone-use-among-drivers-in-kanpur-india/
SaveLIFE Foundation. "Exposure to accidents due to mobile phone use among drivers across Kanpur in India in 2017." Chart. April 29, 2017. Statista. Accessed December 26, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/708367/accidents-due-to-mobile-phone-use-among-drivers-in-kanpur-india/
SaveLIFE Foundation. (2017). Exposure to accidents due to mobile phone use among drivers across Kanpur in India in 2017. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 26, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/708367/accidents-due-to-mobile-phone-use-among-drivers-in-kanpur-india/
SaveLIFE Foundation. "Exposure to Accidents Due to Mobile Phone Use among Drivers across Kanpur in India in 2017." Statista, Statista Inc., 29 Apr 2017, https://www.statista.com/statistics/708367/accidents-due-to-mobile-phone-use-among-drivers-in-kanpur-india/
SaveLIFE Foundation, Exposure to accidents due to mobile phone use among drivers across Kanpur in India in 2017 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/708367/accidents-due-to-mobile-phone-use-among-drivers-in-kanpur-india/ (last visited December 26, 2024)
Exposure to accidents due to mobile phone use among drivers across Kanpur in India in 2017 [Graph], SaveLIFE Foundation, April 29, 2017. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/708367/accidents-due-to-mobile-phone-use-among-drivers-in-kanpur-india/
