As many as 70% people use their smartphones while driving, and they do so not just to receive calls but to click selfies too, a new US study has found.
While texting (61%) and emailing (33%) are still the top activities of the drivers, 17% study respondents said they take selfies while driving.
Drivers are also using social networking sites such as Facebook (27%), Twitter (14%), Instagram (14%), and Snapchat (11%) in addition to video chatting (10%).
About 62% of the respondents said they keep their smartphones within easy reach while driving, while 30% said they post to Twitter “all the time” when driving, ‘GeekWire.Com’ reported.
As many as 22% surveyed people said they access social networks while driving, citing addiction as a reason.
Of those who shoot videos behind the wheel, 27% said they can do it safely while driving, the study conducted by US-based telecommunications company AT&T found.
The study, involving 2,067 participants who own a smartphone and drive at least once per day, was part of AT&T’s “It Can Wait” campaign that encourages people to put down their smartphones while driving.
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