Donegal Road Safety Officer has urged people not to use their mobile phones whilst driving pointing out that distracted driving could be a factor in 20-30% of all collisions in Ireland.
Almost 28,000 people were detected holding a mobile phone while driving in 2016 and on average every day, 76 people are detected using their phones while driving.
Its estimated that driver distraction could be a contributory factor in over 1,400 fatal and injury collisions annually.
Donegal Road Safety Officer Brian O’Donnell says using your mobile when driving can be a killer:
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