Drivers Caught Using Phones at Wheel Almost Doubles

Drivers caught using phones at wheel almost doubles

DRIVERS caught using their mobile phones at the wheel has almost doubled over the last year

Hundreds of incidents of motorists using phone behind the wheel recorded by police

Nearly 300 incidents of motorists using hand-held devices have already been recorded by police this year — almost as many as the whole of 2024.

VIAS: 'Van drivers distracted 8% of their time on the road'

A new observational study by the Vias traffic institute has revealed that Belgian van drivers are most often distracted by their mobile phones or other devices. On average, they are not entirely focused on traffic for 8% of the time, it turns out. The Vias researchers observed almost 20,000 drivers for a month at 161 locations across Belgium. In total, 3.7 percent of drivers were distracted. Looking away from traffic However, for truck drivers, …