60% of drivers confess to using hand-held mobiles
It has been discovered that the majority of drivers are using their mobile phone behind the wheel to make phone calls, send texts messages and even browse the internet, believing that they will not be caught by the police. An anonymous poll of drivers carried out on behalf of British car leasing firm Flexed.co.uk found: 60% of all road users would answer the phone or send a text in traffic 45% of car drivers have used their phones illegally 78% of van drivers have used their phones illegally 31% of lorry drivers have used their phones illegally 2% of public service drivers admitted to using phones when driving 18% had a road-legal hands-free kit, which they used regularly The key reason given is the falling number of convictions and fixed penalty notices, giving drivers the impression that they’re more likely not to get caught. In fact, of over 400 drivers interviewed, only two knew of somebody who had received a fixed penalty notices for using a phone at the wheel. Flexed....