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Legally-used mobile devices still a danger to motorists

There's been an increase in road accidents in Devon and Cornwall caused by drivers being distracted by mobile devices - even though they're not doing so illegally.


The number of motorists prosecuted for using handheld devices has fallen by more than half since 2010.

But police say there's been a rapid rise in injury collisions which happen when drivers aren't concentrating fully on the road.

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