The epidemic of texting and driving in Nigeria: A literature review of accidents on the highways

Abstract

Driver distraction is an important risk factor for road traffic injuries. There are different types of driver distraction, usually divided into those where the source of distraction is internal to the vehicle – such as tuning a radio, or using a mobile phone, and those external to the vehicle – such as looking at billboard or watching people on the side of the road. This proper focuses on the use of mobile phones while driving, in response to concern among policy – makers that this potential risk to road safety is increasing rapidly as a result of the exponential growth in the use of mobile phones more generally in society. It aims to raise awareness about the risks of distracted driving associated with mobile phone use, and to present counter measures that are being used by Federal Road Safety Corps to tackle this growing problem in Nigeria.