Knowledge, awareness and risk factors of using mobile phones while driving among adult population

Mobile phones have become 24hrs attachment with most of the users worldwide. It is now very difficult to find people not using mobile/smart phones. The mobile users can not even think that the mobile phones are not working for an hour.  The main advantage of using a mobile phone is that it keeps users online. The people are empowered as they access information and interact with everyone all the time, on the go. The effect of mobile phone use on driving behaviour is dependent on many parameters. An online survey was conducted among students of various fields. A questionnaire containing few questions were given to them and they were asked to fill it. The responses were collected from them and the results are analysed statistically. From the above survey conducted, it is analysed that 67% of the participants have the habit of watching mobile phones for more than 8 hours. 25% of them are not much addicted to mobile phones. 35% of them won’t attend calls while driving. 57% of them have the habit of watching mobile phones at night times. 50%of the participants used to attend calls while driving.While typical behaviours such as texting and calling were low, the sub-tasks were highly reported and, in the case of locating and answering a ringing phone, erroneously assessed as less risky. This phenomenon might reflect a lack of safety literacy among the drivers.