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Vain Drivers Be Warned!
ALMOST one in 10 drivers have taken a ‘selfie’ while
driving in the last month, according to new research –
and that’s just the number of people willing to admit it.
»»While 9% of the 500 people
surveyed by the Institute of Advanced
Motorists (IAM) made the admission, the
figure rose to 15% of 18-24-year-olds and
19% of those aged 25-35.
Almost as many (8%) said they had even
used a video-calling service like Skype or
FaceTime, again while actually driving.
An IAM study in 2012 showed that
driving while taking a selfie was even
more dangerous than being at the legal
limit of alcohol or using cannabis before
driving.
People simply aren’t able to react
to even slowly-developing hazards,
often leading to extremely avoidable
accidents.
Overall, men are the main offenders
with 12% admitting taking a driving selfie
in the last month compared to 5% of
women.
IAM’s chief executive officer, Sarah
Sillars said: “Everyone knows how
dangerous using a smartphone or tablet
is while driving. That’s why it’s shocking
to see new trends like taking selfies and
making video calls becoming common
practice.
‘everyone’s responsibility’
“Safe driving is everyone’s
responsibility and more must be done
to catch drivers using these devices
dangerously by increasing the fines and
points for smartphone and tablet use at
the wheel – there is simply no excuse.
“Campaigns must also be introduced
that raise awareness of the prevalence
of the issue in society and make this
behaviour as socially unacceptable as
drink-driving.”
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