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. 2025 May 17;15:17203. doi: 10.1038/s41598-025-01469-2

Table 2.

Distribution of risky driving behaviors while driving (%).

Variable Frequency Mean (M) SD
1 2 3 4 5
Phone-related behaviors
Use phone to navigate 3.5 8.3 13.6 43.2 31.3 3.91 1.04
Use phone to talk 16.7 28.5 20.9 26.8 7.2 2.79 1.21
Use apps on your phone 29.6 46.5 16.4 6.1 1.3 2.03 0.91
Other behaviors
Honk at other drivers 28.0 42.9 19.8 7.5 1.8 2.12 0.96
Driving with one hand 35.2 38.7 17.5 7.2 1.4 2.01 0.97
Failure to use lamp indicator 53.1 33.6 9.3 2.2 1.8 1.66 0.87
Dangerous overtaking 56.5 31.9 10.1 1.5 0.1 1.57 0.74
Speeding 59.2 30.9 8.1 1.7 0.1 1.53 0.72
Parking in forbidden areas 66.2 22.0 7.8 2.9 1.1 1.51 0.85
Suddenly accelerate or brake 64.1 28.6 6.0 1.0 0.3 1.45 0.68
Crossing a red light 74.3 18.2 6.1 1.3 0.1 1.35 0.66
Reckless merging 82.7 13.3 3.0 0.6 0.4 1.22 0.56

1 = never, 2 = seldom, 3 = sometimes, 4 = often, 5 = always.

SD standard error.