It is illegal to use your mobile phone while driving in Malta and many other countries across the world. But motorists continue to flout the rules and risk putting both themselves and other road users in danger.

A simple exercise carried out by Times of Malta revealed scores of drivers using their mobile phones while driving through Msida, despite the occasional presence of police and wardens in the area.

Transport Malta electronic boards have made it clear that the fine for using mobile phones in Malta have shot up to €100 but that does not seem to deter motorists from using the devices. 

Official figures in recent years across the world have shown that mobile phones now pose the biggest accident risk to drivers, much higher than drink driving. 

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