This statistic represents the results of a survey in 2017 across eight cities in India about the safety perception of mobile phone use while walking on the footpath according to drivers. A majority of drivers, about 39 percent among motorists and 38 percent of car drivers responded that it was relatively safe but not life threatening.
Safety perception of mobile use while walking on the footpath among drivers across India in 2017, by type
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Bus and truck drivers
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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: How safe is it to use mobile phone while walking on the footpath?
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SaveLIFE Foundation. (April 29, 2017). Safety perception of mobile use while walking on the footpath among drivers across India in 2017, by type [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved September 07, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/707438/safety-of-mobile-use-while-walking-on-the-footpath-among-drivers-india/
SaveLIFE Foundation. "Safety perception of mobile use while walking on the footpath among drivers across India in 2017, by type." Chart. April 29, 2017. Statista. Accessed September 07, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/707438/safety-of-mobile-use-while-walking-on-the-footpath-among-drivers-india/
SaveLIFE Foundation. (2017). Safety perception of mobile use while walking on the footpath among drivers across India in 2017, by type. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: September 07, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/707438/safety-of-mobile-use-while-walking-on-the-footpath-among-drivers-india/
SaveLIFE Foundation. "Safety Perception of Mobile Use While Walking on The Footpath among Drivers across India in 2017, by Type." Statista, Statista Inc., 29 Apr 2017, https://www.statista.com/statistics/707438/safety-of-mobile-use-while-walking-on-the-footpath-among-drivers-india/
SaveLIFE Foundation, Safety perception of mobile use while walking on the footpath among drivers across India in 2017, by type Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/707438/safety-of-mobile-use-while-walking-on-the-footpath-among-drivers-india/ (last visited September 07, 2024)
Safety perception of mobile use while walking on the footpath among drivers across India in 2017, by type [Graph], SaveLIFE Foundation, April 29, 2017. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/707438/safety-of-mobile-use-while-walking-on-the-footpath-among-drivers-india/
