This statistic represents the results of a survey in 2017 across eight cities in India about the pattern of how two-wheeler drivers receive calls while driving. During the survey period, a majority of drivers, about 31 percent said they stop at a safe location before answering the call, while about seven percent each said they would hand over the phone to the pillion or answer when they stopped at a traffic signal.
Pattern of receiving calls while driving among motorists across 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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