young motorists are progressively utilizing social media networks as well as taking ‘selfies’ while driving, endangering their own or other motorists’ lives, new research study suggests.
Insurance professionals Confused.com surveyed 2,000 motorists as well as 9 per cent of those aged between 18 as well as 24 admitted to utilizing photo-messaging app Snapchat when driving.
Twitter was accessed by 8 per cent of these young motorists as well as Instagram by 5 per cent. around 7 per cent of motorists surveyed across all age groups admitted to taking a ‘selfie’ while in the driver’s seat.
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Worryingly, over 10,000 ‘selfies’ taken behind the wheel have been uploaded to Instagram considering that it introduced in 2010 as well as are frequently identified with #DrivingSelfie or #DrivingSelfies. These are likewise gone along with with other hashtags like #bored, #dangerous, #LuckyWeDidntCrash, #safedriver as well as #LookMaNoHands.
The Oxford Dictionary crowned ‘selfie’ the 2013 word of the year as well as the term frequently refers to taking a photograph of yourself with a smartphone or webcam before publishing it to a social network website.
More than a third of all the 2,000 motorists surveyed stated they utilized their phone when driving, whilst 9 per cent have experienced an mishap as a result. Fines for utilizing a mobile gadget while driving boosted from £60 to £100 last year, however lots of motorists still disregard this. around one in 10 surveyed admitted to being caught by police, however 57 per cent still dedicated the exact same offence afterwards. 
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