London: A new poll has found that mobile phone use is the biggest cause of road fatalities.
An AA poll of 18,000 members has shown that out of nearly 7,000 people, who admitted losing concentration, 548 reported a near-miss and 106 had crashed, and the biggest cause of the distraction was mobile phone use.
According to official figures, mobile phones pose the biggest accident risk to drivers as they get carried away by messages, tweeting and taking calls.