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LATEST NEWS UPDATES | Using mobile while on wheel kills 2,100 in a year -Dipak K Dash

Using mobile while on wheel kills 2,100 in a year -Dipak K Dash

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published Published on Sep 7, 2017   modified Modified on Sep 7, 2017
-The Times of India

NEW DELHI: The use of mobile phones while driving claimed 2,138 lives last year while faulty speed-breakers, potholes and under-construction roads accounted for 26 deaths on the roads every day, according to data released by the transport ministry.

The maximum deaths due to use of mobile phones while driving were reported from UP, followed by Haryana. Delhi reported two deaths while Maharashtra registered 172 fatalities on this account. This was the first time that the road transport ministry collected such data from each state.

According to the report, 17 people died every hour in road accidents, which TOI had first reported on April 24. Officials admitted there is under-reporting of accidents caused due to use of mobile phones by drivers and also by pedestrians.

"People using mobile phone and taking selfies while driving are increasingly posing a greater risk to themselves and others as well," road transport minister Nitin Gadkari said.

According to the World Health Organisation, those using mobile phone while driving face four times higher risk of crash.

Delhi police special commissioner (traffic) Ajay Kashyap told TOI, "Texting or taking selfies while driving or walking on the road is a big traffic risk. People are addicted to them. There is under-reporting of such offences as it's difficult to specify the cause."

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The Times of India, 7 September, 2017, http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/using-mobile-while-on-wheel-kills-2100-in-a-year/articleshow/60400054.cms


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