Main cause of distracted driving mistakes revealed – and it’s not your phone
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Shocking extent of distracted driving mistakes revealed in survey
- A survey by the RAC found that conversations with passengers (43 per cent) and daydreaming (37 per cent) are more likely to cause distracted driving mistakes than mobile phone use.
- The survey of 2,691 UK drivers revealed that 63 per cent admitted to making errors while driving due to distractions.
- Twenty-six per cent of drivers reported mistakes due to interacting with touchscreen systems for heating, radio, and navigation.
- Common mistakes included missing junctions, speeding, ending up in the wrong lane, and nearly crashing.
- Department for Transport figures show 940 people were killed or seriously injured in crashes in 2023 where driver distraction within the vehicle was a factor.