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Road crash accidents due to mobile phone use while driving.

Pregnant woman heard partner crash into tree and die as he spoke to her on mobile while driving:

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2128066/Wife-heard-husbands-fatal-car-crash-mobile-phone-conversation-saw-swerve-tree.html

Centre for Accident Research and Road Safety - Queensland:
A person using a hand  held or hands free mobile while driving is FOUR times more likely to have a serious crash resulting in hospital attendance.

Police Minister Jack Dempsey:
"You only have to take your eyes off the road for a split second and it could end a life or change one forever." http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2128066/Wife-heard-husbands-fatal-car-crash-mobile-phone-conversation-saw-swerve-tree.html

Research shows mobile phone use and other distractions were responsible for more than a third of fatal car crashes in Queensland in 2011 - 2012 financial year. http://www.police.qld.gov.au/Resources/Internet/news%20and%20alerts/campaigns/fatalfive/documents/mobile_phones_and_distraction_fs.pdf


Using mobile phones whist driving is something many drivers do, and is a on going cause of accidents all over the world. Drivers only have to be distracted by a mobile phone for a second and could cause an accident.
Contextual lens:

Key actors in these accidents would include:
-The Driver using the mobile phone
-The person/people the driver is talking to
-The Emergency Services that respond to the accident
-The Public who witness the accident or see it on the news


The driver of the car who uses the mobile phone:
May not realise the danger of what they are doing while they are using the phone (uneducated)
They could know of the danger but think it won't happen to them, believe that they can use the mobile as they are a good driver
Think they can still use a mobile as long as the police don't catch them

The person/people the driver is talking to:
May not realise they are driving, therefore cannot warn them of the danger
Know they are driving, but believe they are a good driver and keep talking
Not know of the dangers relating to driving and mobile phone distraction

The emergency services that respond to the accident:
All emergency services know very well that using mobile phones while driving can cause accidents
Police can charge the driver for using a mobile phone while driving
Some ermergency service personell may believe they can use a mobile phone while driving as they have full knowledge of what can happen

The public who witness the accident or see it on the news:
Understand the danger of using a mobile phone while driving and not do it whilst they are driving
Take no notice to the accident and believe it won't happen to them
Feel really moved by the accident and stop using their phone while driving


While wearing these lense it may influence how this situation is perceived by various parties, as some parties might see using a phone whilst driving dangerous and not use their phones. Although the drivers who use their phones put themselves and everyone aroud them in danger and they think its ok. Also the person on the other side of the phone may see driving whist on the phone is ok.

These factors may influence the outcomes of the events as different people wear different lens, some my think its ok to use a phone whilst driving and others may not. Ultimately this factor can change the outcome of many accidents caused on our roads due to mobile phones.