India loses $20 billion due to road accidents annually, which the World Health Organization (WHO) estimates is enough to feed 50% of the nation’s malnourished children. Officially, at least 1.34 lakh people died on Indian roads in 2010, while experts claim the figure could be about 1.5 lakh considering the under reporting of such cases.

International experts felt that the high use of cellphones while driving is increasing the chance of accidents globally. “The chance of accidents increase four-fold in such cases.