Mobile phone use while driving is just one of the contributing factors to fatal and serious crashes. Sadly there's a stubborn cohort of people who continue to be a danger to themselves and others by engaging in the killer behaviours of speeding, drink or drug driving, using a mobile phone while driving, and not wearing a seatbelt. And in relation to mobile phone use, I think we should be moving towards the stigmatising of the use of mobile phones while driving, rather than accepting it or normalizing it.
It's a huge road safety challenge, and despite the increasing challenge it shouldn't deter us as a society from our common goal, because more lives can be saved and more injuries can be prevented if we all continue to put our efforts into targeting these killer behaviours and working to change the behaviour of all road users for the better.
Dr. Kiran Sarma, Forensic Psychologist, indicated that the 'fear of missing out' on messages, calls, and notifications while driving is a significant motivation behind this dangerous behaviour.
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