A fresh study that\u2019s currently doing the rounds has revealed that over a quarter of drivers in the country have come close to running over a pedestrian who was paying too much attention to their phone and not enough to where they were walking.<\/p>\n
The research, conducted by Confused.com, found that 27 percent of British motorists have been forced to brake or swerve so as not to hit pedestrians on their phone, with 8 percent of respondents actually claiming to have hit phone-distracted pedestrians!<\/p>\n
In the same report, a frightening 14 percent of pedestrians said that they\u2019ve crossed a road without looking while using their phone and 31 percent said they\u2019ve been distracted from looking for traffic because of their phones, proving that mobile phones are a danger in more ways than one.<\/p>\n
Gemma Stanbury, Head or motor insurance at Confused.com, believes pedestrians as well as drivers need to be aware of their responsibility.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe are already aware that mobile phone usage can have a profound impact on road safety. There is already much being done to raise awareness around the dangers of motorists using their mobile phones behind the wheel, but it is the responsibility of all road users \u2013 both motorists and pedestrians, to pay full attention when on the roads,\u201d said Gemma.<\/p>\n
So how does the distraction break down? Well, texting was rated by 66 percent as the most common distraction, speaking on the phone was 57 percent, Facebook was 23 percent, WhatsApp was 18 percent, reading emails was 13 percent and taking selfies was 3 percent.<\/p>\n
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