A selfie could be dangerous

In spite of the several fines, challans, police booths and CCTv cameras installed on the roads, don’t we come across every third car on the road, driving while the driver is engaged in either texting, or talking over the phone, well largely using the hands free, well we would thank them enough.All of these are in evident commotions that add on to the factors leading to traffic jams, accidents, collisions and many more such breakouts on the roads.A latest study by the Institute of Advanced Motorists (IAM) exposes the magnitude to which car drivers use their smartphones and tablets to clicks selfies, do video calling and also lookout for videos at the time of driving.

 

The conclusions derive from research established this month solely by the IAM that enquired 500 drivers about the way they make use of their smartphones, tablets or iPad while they are driving in their cars. Outcomes display that nine percent of the drivers confessed of clicking a selfie whereas they had been driving at the same time, recorded during the previous month of June 2015.Eight per cent of drivers disclosed to driving while they had been on video-calling apps like FaceTime and Skype so as to make and accept video calls, intensifying to 16 percent amid 18 to 24 year olds.

 

IAM's chief executive officer, Sarah Sillars quoted that we all know how hazardous using a these gadgets when driving is. So this comes more as a shock that the new trends are taking over safety parameters these days, and people even after being well aware are not paying attention to such things.There are other findings as well, that has put the data found more on highlights claiming about seven percent of the drivers engage themselves with watching videos, streaming on live TV, while on the roads, going over to a good 13 percent of them aged between 18-25 and about 15 percent being 25-32 years old.

 

Eighteen percent of drivers access the web in their smartphones or tablets, growing to 27 per cent of drivers in the 18-24 age group whereas 34 per cent of the drivers beings 25-34 years old.Though numbers regarding unfocussed driving in India seem somewhat unreachable, statistics from other parts of the world are similarly disturbing.Investigators have faith in the part of interruptions, particularly talking with other travelers in the car and using phones, in accidents are rigorously taken too lightly.If a similar study was conducted in India, it's most likely that the proportion is expected to increase twice since that we are so addicted to our phones and social networking profiles.It's now high we realize how deep the problem is and should be rectified ASAP.