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NEWS from 2009/2/12:
Over half of the drivers talk on the mobile while driving
Over half of the Spanish drivers admit to answering and talking on their mobile while driving, even when they are travelling with their families.

According to a special report –“the family barometer”- studying the driving habits of Spanish families and published in “Padres” -magazine on parenting-, 14.5% of drivers answer the phone just to say: “I’ll call you back later, I’m driving now”.

60% of men use the mobile while driving, as opposed to just 38% of women.

Miguel María Muñoz, President of the Spanish Road Association and the Road Safety Institute of the Mapfre Foundation, reminds everybody that up to 40% of casualties in road accidents are caused by driver’s distraction.

The barometer goes on to explain that not only the mobile can cause drivers’ distraction, but also other electronic devices such as the GPS, which over three out of ten drivers manipulate while they drive.

Muñoz adds that “road accidents are the main cause of unnatural death and the WHO estimates that by 2020 they will have become the second most serious health problem, immediately after cardiovascular diseases”.

He insists on how important it is for children to warn their parents against these risks since “the child’s remarks make the parents think, which is usually more effective than any TV add”.

During the 2008 Best Family Car award ceremony, José María de Moya, the parenting magazine editor, stated that safety and a spacious interior are the two criteria most appreciated by users when choosing a family car.

De Moya also highlighted that there are no remarkable differences between men and women’s criteria regarding the vehicle’s features or engine power.

Attached file 1: 2009_02_12_RevistaPadresMovil.pdf

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