US EditionBiggest Distractions While Driving Revealed (and It's Not Mobile Phones)
- In 2023, Department for Transport data revealed that driver distractions inside vehicles contributed to incidents resulting in 940 individuals being either killed or seriously injured on UK roads.
- This situation arises despite laws imposing fines and penalty points for mobile phone use, while surveys reveal other distractions cause more driving errors.
- A survey of 2,691 UK drivers found 63% admitted mistakes due to distractions like talking to passengers , daydreaming , and interacting with touchscreens .
- RAC spokesman Rod Dennis explained that although drivers often do not consider talking to passengers or daydreaming as significant distractions, their research has shown these activities actually cause the majority of driving mistakes.
- These findings suggest that while mobile phone use carries fines up to £1,000 and six penalty points, reducing all in-car distractions remains critical to improve road safety.
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Those who travel in traffic must be careful. Even a short look away can have bad consequences. The smartphone is by no means the only source of distraction.
Those who travel in traffic must be careful. Even a short look away can have bad consequences. The smartphone is by no means the only source of distraction.
Millions of motorists risk 'catastrophic consequences' when driving with passengers in fresh warning
Millions of motorists could find themselves at risk of serious danger on the road by talking to other passengers, which leads to the biggest causes of distracted driving mistakes.More than six in 10 drivers surveyed by the RAC said they made a mistake on the road due to internal or external factors, putting themselves and other road users at risk.A further 43 per cent of motorists said talking to passengers led to them making mistakes behind the…
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