The Department for Transport has commissioned surveys to monitor the levels of mobile phone use by drivers across England since 2002. The 2009 survey was carried out at 30 sites in the South East of England in October 2009. Sites were selected to represent different road types, speed limits and rural/urban locations, and results weighted to represent the traffic distribution across England. Except where otherwise stated, results relate to weekdays only. The key findings of the 2009 survey were: • Since the last survey in September 2008 the proportion of drivers observed using hand-held mobile phones whilst driving increased (from 1.1% to 1.4% for car drivers and from 2.2% to 2.6% for van and lorry drivers). • An increase in the number of drivers who appear to be using hands free mobile phones (from 0.5% to 1.4% for car drivers and from 1.1% to 2.4% for van and lorry drivers) was observed in the same period. (Author/publisher) This review may be accessed by Internet users at http://www.dft.gov.uk/pgr/statistics/datatablespublications/accidents/s…
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