This statistic represents the results of a survey in 2017 across eight cities in India about the use of mobile phones among drivers, based on city. During the survey period, about 83 percent of respondents in the southern city of Bengaluru said they use their mobile phones for calling while driving. This share dropped to 14 percent of respondents in the north-western city of Jaipur, where the most share of drivers, about 86 percent never used their phones for calling while driving.
Use of mobile phones for calling while driving across India in 2017, by city
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). Use of mobile phones for calling while driving across India in 2017, by city [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 07, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/705108/use-of-mobile-phones-while-driving-by-city-india/
SaveLIFE Foundation. "Use of mobile phones for calling while driving across India in 2017, by city." Chart. April 29, 2017. Statista. Accessed November 07, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/705108/use-of-mobile-phones-while-driving-by-city-india/
SaveLIFE Foundation. (2017). Use of mobile phones for calling while driving across India in 2017, by city. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: November 07, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/705108/use-of-mobile-phones-while-driving-by-city-india/
SaveLIFE Foundation. "Use of Mobile Phones for Calling While Driving across India in 2017, by City." Statista, Statista Inc., 29 Apr 2017, https://www.statista.com/statistics/705108/use-of-mobile-phones-while-driving-by-city-india/
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Use of mobile phones for calling while driving across India in 2017, by city [Graph], SaveLIFE Foundation, April 29, 2017. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/705108/use-of-mobile-phones-while-driving-by-city-india/