RECENTLY we heard from a study carried out by the Malaysian Institute of Road Safety Research (Miros) which found that the majority of Malaysian drivers use their mobile phones, contributing to road accidents.
According to Miros chairman Tan Sri Lee Lam Thye, the majority of Malaysians agreed that the use of mobile phones while driving could pose a danger to themselves and other road users but they were still doing it. According to the study which was conducted last year of 300 random responders in the Klang Valley, Miros found that 43.4% of road users were regularly using mobile phones while driving cars or riding motorcycles. The study also found 53.6% of drivers used mobile phones when they are caught in traffic congestion; 53% of drivers send text messages while driving at least one to three times a week; and 61.7% of drivers receive or make phone calls while driving at least one to three times a week.
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