This statistic represents the results of a survey in 2017 across eight cities in India about the risk of accidents with pedestrians on mobile phones according to car drivers. A majority of drivers, about 53 percent responded that there was always a risk of accidents when pedestrians were on mobile phones, while 15 percent of drivers did not think so.
Risk of accidents with pedestrians on mobile phones according to car drivers 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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Supplementary notes
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.
Survey question: As a driver do you feel that pedestrians using mobile phone while walking on the road are at risk and can cause accidents?
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SaveLIFE Foundation. (April 29, 2017). Risk of accidents with pedestrians on mobile phones according to car drivers across India in 2017 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved October 05, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/706800/risk-of-perception-with-pedestrians-on-mobile-phones-cars-india/
SaveLIFE Foundation. "Risk of accidents with pedestrians on mobile phones according to car drivers across India in 2017." Chart. April 29, 2017. Statista. Accessed October 05, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/706800/risk-of-perception-with-pedestrians-on-mobile-phones-cars-india/
SaveLIFE Foundation. (2017). Risk of accidents with pedestrians on mobile phones according to car drivers across India in 2017. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: October 05, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/706800/risk-of-perception-with-pedestrians-on-mobile-phones-cars-india/
SaveLIFE Foundation. "Risk of Accidents with Pedestrians on Mobile Phones According to Car Drivers across India in 2017." Statista, Statista Inc., 29 Apr 2017, https://www.statista.com/statistics/706800/risk-of-perception-with-pedestrians-on-mobile-phones-cars-india/
SaveLIFE Foundation, Risk of accidents with pedestrians on mobile phones according to car drivers across India in 2017 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/706800/risk-of-perception-with-pedestrians-on-mobile-phones-cars-india/ (last visited October 05, 2024)
Risk of accidents with pedestrians on mobile phones according to car drivers across India in 2017 [Graph], SaveLIFE Foundation, April 29, 2017. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/706800/risk-of-perception-with-pedestrians-on-mobile-phones-cars-india/
