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Discovery Insure has revealed that more car accidents in South Africa result from mobile phone use than speeding.
Its CEO, Robert Attwell, shared these findings at the launch of the Vitality Car Rating programme.
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The Vitality Car Rating programme is based on 13 years of Discovery Insure data. This data includes underwriting, accident reports, repair costs, and driving behaviour.
“We are told that speed kills. But recent data shows that cellphone distractions have become the leading cause of accidents,” Attwell said.
MasterDrive, a driver training organisation, supported this claim with its own data. Last year, the organisation publishedthat an estimated 25% of crashes are due to drivers using cell phones while driving.
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