Drug-addicted drivers are more dangerous than drunkards

Cellphone-addicted drivers are becoming more numerous and more dangerous to the wheel than drunk drivers, revealed a new study published in the United States.

Through an application that controls various parameters in the conduct of drivers, the American firm Zen Drive badyzed anonymous data from 1.8 million users who visited more than 7,000 million kilometers in three months and completed them with a Survey of 500 drivers.

The results were convincing: the study found that drivers are a 10% more distraction compared to 2018 If the trend continues, at least 1 in 5 drivers will be a "mobile addict" in 2022.

The most common distractions include conversation, sending SMS, browsing the Internet and selecting music.

Zen Drive he badured that drivers have tripled the time that they use their phone driving and determined that mobile drug addicts are a greater public danger than drunk drivers because They ignore the road 28% of the time that they drive and They are on the road almost twice as long as the general population. Drunk drivers, on the other hand, tend to drive most of the time during the night.

The company also conducted a survey to supplement the raw data, with the aim of get information on the perception that drivers have distracted driving. The 85% Respondents recognized that distracted driving is a problem and that 47% admitted using the phone at least for 10% of their trips. However, 90% said they were "reliable" while driving.

The result of the greatest driving distraction is that, among other things, the death of pedestrians is in a maximum of 30 years and the risk of accident increased by 83%.

"Distracted driving has become the intoxicated driving of this generation," said Jonathan Matus, CEO and co-founder of Zendrive. "Since the most distracted drivers are not aware of their own danger, we encourage everyone to configure their automatic responses so that they can keep their eyes out of their phone and on the road. "