British drivers are increasingly using micro-blogging site Twitter while they are behind the wheels, and are thus putting themselves and other in danger, says a new survey.
British drivers are increasingly using micro-blogging site Twitter while they are behind the wheels, and are thus putting themselves and other in danger, says a new survey.
The survey for online insurer, esure, found that almost one in 10 drivers were found to use mobile Internet services and social networks whilst driving, despite knowing that they were breaking the law.Around fifty percent of drivers found alerts from mobiles or BlackBerrys "very distracting".
The survey of 1000 people found that the growing numbers of "tweets", texting and updating Facebook profiles while driving was a "cause for concern".
It was also found that nearly half of drivers "openly admit" to breaking the law by texting and making calls while driving.
Analysis of UK 'tweets' from Twitter over the period of just one week showed the extent that people were breaking the law.
American research found that drivers were 23 times more likely to have an accident while texting or reading emails while driving.
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"With advances in technology and the rise in mobile phone applications available, motorists are being increasingly distracted whilst behind the wheel - especially as constantly updating friends and family on what we're doing is now becoming the norm," the Telegraph quoted him as saying.
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