This statistic represents the results of a survey in 2017 across eight cities in India about the reasons drivers across the eastern city of Kolkata make calls while driving. During the survey period, about 50 percent of respondents made calls if it was personal, while about two percent said they made calls out of boredom.
Reasons drivers make calls while driving across Kolkata in India in 2017
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). Reasons drivers make calls while driving across Kolkata in India in 2017 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved October 13, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/705437/purpose-of-making-calls-while-driving-among-drivers-in-kolkata-india/
SaveLIFE Foundation. "Reasons drivers make calls while driving across Kolkata in India in 2017." Chart. April 29, 2017. Statista. Accessed October 13, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/705437/purpose-of-making-calls-while-driving-among-drivers-in-kolkata-india/
SaveLIFE Foundation. (2017). Reasons drivers make calls while driving across Kolkata in India in 2017. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: October 13, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/705437/purpose-of-making-calls-while-driving-among-drivers-in-kolkata-india/
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