Using Mobile Phone Is The Biggest Cause Of Road Traffic Accidents

1. Date Of Writing: 23-07-2020 Date Of Editing: 24-July-2020 Writer Name: Hamza Editor's Name: Junaid Date of article finalization: 24-July-2020 Number of words: 719 Category Type: Article Submission Url for Q/A site or Quora: Posted Url : http://perchcemthoback.yooco.de/events/event.528341- mobile_phone_is_the_biggest_cause_of_road_traffic_accidents.html Title: Mobile Phone Is The Biggest Cause Of Road Traffic Accidents. Meta Description: - Using mobile phone is considered to be the biggest cause of road traffic accidents and the biggest contributor to a road accident claim. Here is why. Main Target Keyword: Road Accident Claim Related Keywords: mobile phone usage statistics uk, mobile phone usage, using mobile phone H1: - Using Mobile Phone Is The Biggest Contributor To Road Accident Claim ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Mobile phones have become an integral part of our lives. No matter where we go, these gadgets are always with us. Why not? They offer a lot of benefits. But showing some negligence in mobile phone usage can put a lot of lives at stake. In fact, mobile phone usage is considered to be the biggest contributor to a road accident claim. It is because most car accidents are caused by using mobile phone while driving. It is referred to as a global killer that kills thousands of people each year. Thousands of car accidents are caused by using mobile phone while driving. Despite being a deadly act, a lot of people put themselves on a collision course by using mobile phone while driving. No matter how strict the laws are, mobile phone usage remains the biggest cause of road traffic accidents. Not only in the UK but the whole world is facing the same problem. So let us dig deep to know more about the dangers of using mobile phone while driving a vehicle. Mobile Phone Usage Statistics Worldwide As mentioned above, mobile phone usage in driving is the dilemma of the whole world. No matter how strict laws have been made, people still tend to violate them. Let us talk about some mobile phone statistics. According to the National Safety Council, approximately 1.6 million car crashes are caused by mobile phone usage in the whole world. There are a lot of minor car accidents which are not even reported to the police. If the authorities would know about them, this number could be far more than the mentioned above. Mobile phone usage outranks the number of car accidents caused by drunk driving which is still on the 2nd number. 1 out of every 4 road traffic accidents is caused by using mobile phones while driving. If you are also doing the same, you may not get your road accident claim as the fault is counted yours. Mobile Phone Usage Statistics UK Mobile phone usage is also responsible for a lot of car accidents in the UK. 33 deaths, 90 serious injuries and 308 minor injuries have been caused in 2017 by distracted driving due to mobile phones. There could be more cases but they went unreported. The government of the UK has imposed heavy fines on drivers found using mobile phone while driving. Mostly, the road

2. accident claim is rejected because people are found guilty of texting or attending calls while driving. It not only makes them lose their claim money but they are also charged with heavy fines. Is It Legal To Use Hand-Frees While Driving? Taking mobile phones in hand and using them is an illegal act in almost all countries. But there are some people who do not know about the rules of hand-frees. Drivers are perplexed because hand-frees do not require you to hold the mobile phone while driving. There are some countries that allow mobile phone usage while driving while others do fine you for this act. There have been some studies whether it is safe to attend a call on hand-frees while driving or not. The results showed no difference. It concludes that using hand-frees is not safer than using handheld mobile phones when driving. In some jurisdictions, only those drivers are forbidden to use hand-frees who are new license holders. As they complete a certain period of time holding their license, they can use hand-frees while driving. Mobile Phone Usage Laws It is time to take a look at what you may have to bear if caught using mobile phone in driving. If you are dwelling in the UK, you may get six penalty points for this act. In addition to this, a fine of £200 could also be imposed on you. Repeating the offence multiple times may result in cancellation of your license. In a case where you are living in the US, you may get a penalty of $100 for the first time offence. While a second-time repetition of the offence may cost you $250. However, repeating the same mistake can not only cost you a fine of $500 but your driving license may get suspended for 2 years. So it is better to stop your car beside the road to attend your calls or do texting.